Posted on 06/20/2008 1:58:02 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
MONTERREY, Mexico (Reuters) - A Mexican woman and her three American daughters have been caught smuggling $1.16 million worth of cocaine into Texas from Mexico, a rare case of a mother and her family trafficking drugs, U.S. customs said on Friday.
The four women stashed the cocaine under their clothes and inside their 2006 Mercedes Benz and tried to cross through the Brownsville, Texas entry port from eastern Mexico.
A sniffer dog alerted customs agents to the smell of cocaine emanating from the car and agents also noted unusual bulges under their clothes, finding cocaine packages on three of the four women.
"This is the first time in Texas we have faced a mother and her daughters smuggling drugs like this," a U.S. customs and border protection spokesman said.
The four women, who live in Brownsville, tried to escape back to Mexico but were quickly arrested.
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MESSAGE FROM CHICAGOLADY! TURN ON THE TUBE! CNN!
(To discuss McCain’s meetings with ‘hispanics only’. Our own FR Chicagolady was invited to one of the meetings)
I am going on LOU DOBBS TODAY!!!!!!
There is a Change! Could you ping folks and let them know!!
I will be on at the top of the program!!!
I HAVE GOT TO GET READY!!!!!!!
63 posted on Fri Jun 20 13:44:55 2008 by chicagolady
“a rare case of a mother and her family trafficking drugs”
Sherly they jest?
Don’t REport, DEport!
Post a thread on Chicagolady being on Lou Dobbs!
Sounds like illegal Mcainiacs doing their thing.
The problem is so many Americans doing drugs of every kind.. Voters of Obama Hillary and John McLaim.. Americans must be high as kites.. and doped up or down.. Only a dope would vote for these three..
Hey - if we had crazy Liberal Democrats controlling congress you’d want to escape through drugs too. Oh wait, they do control congress. Where’s my crack pipe?
I really, really, really prefer the Indonesian technique for dealing with Drug Traffickers —— DEATH on the first offense.
Until the consequences outweigh the rewards of crime — the crimes will continue.....
We’re as unserious about the war on drugs as we are about the war against militant Islam or protecting our border or becoming energy independent...
We aren’t....
Our “leadership” is clueless, spineless and devoid of testosterone.
In before the “just doing the dope smuggling that American dope smugglers are too lazy to do” comment.....
I agree with you in principle but in reality such a law would be abused, not might be abused, but would be abused. I can see people being killed after evidence is planted on them. Until we can accurately, without a shadow of a doubt, indicate that someone was not framed then those in power need their powers hamstrung.
Who says that this type of incident is rare? It happens often. The illegal ground crossers pay the coyote by carrying some of their drugs for them.
The problem is so many Americans doing drugs of every kind.. Voters of Obama Hillary and John McLaim.. Americans must be high as kites.. and doped up or down.. Only a dope would vote for these three..I agree.. And I am in a strange situation where I dare NOT to post anything.. ANYTHING about ANYTHING here in Japan because the drug usage of other ex-pats here is openly deep and wide... It seems that for every non-user here, there are about 10,000 pro-druggies that admit (and promote) at least a joint a day X( ... and will strike you down (online) like a lightning bolt if you dare say anything against drugs.
DEATH on the first offense.Amen brother... I have felt that same thought for the last 23 years (I'm 38 now)... I equate trafficking to murder..
The family that “PREYS” together, stays together.
This is taking bringing your children into the family business just about a step to far....
Darn... good one. Want to laugh, but, it’s too true (I think)..
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