Thursday, May 19, 2011

Major smuggling organization cracked in Arizona

Major smuggling organization cracked in Arizona..Officials say 21 of 46 suspected members of the group have been arrested..The group with ties to a Mexican drug cartel used a variety of methods to bring tons of marijuana into the U.S. through the Tohono O'Odham Indian Nation southwest of Tucson since 2008, AZ Attorney General Tom Horne said. The trafficking organization connected to the Sinaloa drug cartel also brought illegal aliens in the country, and returned cash and weapons to Mexico.
smugglers used sophisticated surveillance from hilltop locations to spot and avoid U.S. Border Patrol agents. The spotters used night vision equipment and radios

http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2011/05/19/20110519arizona-drug-smuggling-ring-arrests.html

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