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Mexican immigration official arrested for drugs[170 Pounds of Marijuana]
AP ^ | 27 Oct 2008 | EILEEN SULLIVAN

Posted on 10/27/2008 12:47:58 PM PDT by BGHater

A U.S. official says American law enforcement arrested a top Mexican immigration official for carrying about 77 kilograms of marijuana.

The U.S. official identified the Mexican official as Francisco Celaya-Carrillo. The official said he was stopped in Lukeville, Ariz. Sunday afternoon, as he was coming into the country in a pickup truck to do some shopping and said that a Customs and Border Protection officer inspected the vehicle and found marijuana in the gas tank and in the spare tire.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; Government; Mexico
KEYWORDS: aliens; bordersecurity; immigrantlist; immigration; mexican; mexico; official; smuggling; wod

1 posted on 10/27/2008 12:48:01 PM PDT by BGHater
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To: BGHater

I’m guessing it was all headed to the 0bama celebration party in Chicago.


2 posted on 10/27/2008 12:49:32 PM PDT by Thane_Banquo (Barney Frank is a Fannie bandit.)
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To: BGHater

its for personal use


3 posted on 10/27/2008 12:49:40 PM PDT by edzo4 (Vote McCain, Keep Your Change)
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To: 1_Inch_Group; 2sheep; 2Trievers; 3AngelaD; 3pools; 3rdcanyon; 4Freedom; 4ourprogeny; 7.62 x 51mm; ..

ping


4 posted on 10/27/2008 12:49:51 PM PDT by gubamyster
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To: BGHater

Wow, he must not have been informed by La Raza that he’s eligible for welfare and doesn’t need to work any more...


5 posted on 10/27/2008 12:51:18 PM PDT by Infidel Puppy
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To: Thane_Banquo

LOL!

“Spread da dope around, baby”/s;)


6 posted on 10/27/2008 12:52:04 PM PDT by Frank_2001
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To: BGHater

That’s OK. That 500 million we are sending to Mexico this year will fix all the problems.


7 posted on 10/27/2008 12:53:58 PM PDT by microgood
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To: microgood

Hold on there. Aren’t we only sending $400 Mil this year? Sorry, But every 100 million really adds up these days. Lol.


8 posted on 10/27/2008 12:57:07 PM PDT by BGHater (The GOP, the new DNC.)
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To: BGHater
What was he driving?


9 posted on 10/27/2008 1:16:00 PM PDT by pnh102 (Save America - Ban Ethanol Now!)
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To: BGHater

Coming shopping for EZ-Widers maybe?


10 posted on 10/27/2008 1:46:50 PM PDT by jdietz ("There's small Revenge in Words, but Words may be greatly revenged" Ben Franklin)
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To: BGHater

Poor guy. He has to smuggle drugs himself when his colleagues can use the Mexican military to do the dirty work.


11 posted on 10/28/2008 3:09:47 PM PDT by ArcadeQuarters (America lost when Ron Paul lost.)
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