Koreans busted for illegal entry (Montana)

The Daily Inter Lake ^ | 11/16/2003 | Chery Sabol

[MissAmericanPie]

The sentence for smuggling should be 25 years minimum, no parole, then deportation. It is an outrage that they get a slap on the wrist and, the added insult to injury, being allowed to remain here.

[MontanaBeth]

Pretty scary isn't it.

[AmericanInTokyo]

If it does not happen, we will have to "make it happen" (i.e. alert/inspire the federal agencies that can doublecheck this situation in Montana)....

[MontanaBeth]

"Yaak area is pretty remote, right?"



Yes, very remote, as is much of the Canadian/Montana Border. There is a increased border patrol presence, now.
In fact, have been fishing at the Koocanusa (Reservoir)Lake, down a windy, rutted, steep, dirt road, and to my surprise, a border patrol agent, showed up, to see if I was a....actually I don't know what he wanted, but he stayed "chatting" for an hour. Prehaps just bored.

[DoctorMichael]

Welcome. I lived in Missoula, MT from 1978-1983 and visit Montana almost every summer for my yearly backpack trip.

[MontanaBeth]

"kindly add my name...to your Montana ping list"






Will do, archy, I have thought for sometime, that crossing into the states along the northern border, would be a pretty smart thing to do, if you are a terrorist. Even boating down the Koocanusa, at night, would allow you to bring in "supplies" from Canada. Boating at night, would help you to avoid detection from border agents.

[MontanaBeth]

Thanks for the welcome. Summer is great here for all the outdoor activities. Except this summer, here in NW corner of Montana, two months of smoke, from the fires. I actually wanted winter to get here this year!

MTbeth

[Centurion2000]

bump

[DoctorMichael]

"...smoke..."

Yes, my vacation-flight to MT this year (Aug, 20th-Aug 31st) touched down in Helena in a reddish cloud-bank of smog. It reminded me of Los Angleles. We packed into the eastern end (Mystic Lake/Granite Peak area) of the Absarooka-Beartooth Wilderness (south-central) this year, which was thankfully clear of the smoke that was all over the northern portion of Montana from the forest fires.

I also worked on a Heli-tack crew of fire fighters for a summer, ages ago now, out of St. Regis, MT (next to Idaho panhandle) before returning to school.

[archy]

... I have thought for sometime, that crossing into the states along the northern border, would be a pretty smart thing to do, if you are a terrorist. Even boating down the Koocanusa, at night, would allow you to bring in "supplies" from Canada. Boating at night, would help you to avoid detection from border agents. ... .

On our side, maybe. But for a terrorist, that idea poses a certain risk. Indeed, at least 107 of them:

[BethWoodfin]

Not likely there us-urper, u-super, usu-per....how do you pronounce that? Will tell the Arnbo "hello". Oh yeah, and ooops, that's not me....funny there would be more than one "Beth" in Montana:)

And how the heck did my name appear on the signature line? I need to get rid of that...what if a stalker happened upon that name and decide to target whoever owns it?!!!

[MontanaBeth]

Good point!