Convoy of illegals tries to run down agents

WorldNetDaily ^ | March 22, 2004 | WND

[joesnuffy]

COMING TO AMERICA Convoy of illegals tries to run down agents Border officers stop 6 of 12 pickups, 165 aliens found in truck beds

Posted: March 22, 2004 5:00 p.m. Eastern

© 2004 WorldNetDaily.com

A convoy of 12 pickup trucks crammed with illegal aliens barreled over the U.S.-Mexico border and attempted to run down approaching Border Patrol agents.

In the unprecedented move, six of the pickups were stopped, while six escaped back to Mexico, reported the Tucson Citizen. In the vehicles authorities were able to stop, agents found 165 suspected illegals in the beds of the trucks, said Greg Maier, a spokesman for the U.S. Border Patrol's Tucson sector.

"Smugglers are getting desperate in their attempt to enter the United States illegally," David Aguilar, chief patrol agent of the Tucson sector, told the paper. "Their options are dwindling, and now they are making bold and dangerous moves to get their human cargo over the border."

An anonymous caller to the Border Patrol station in Casa Grande Wednesday night alerted agents to the convoy near the town of San Miguel, west of Tucson, Maier said, adding this type of daring convoy had not been seen before.

One of the trucks got stuck in sand, and agents were approaching it on foot when the driver of a second truck gunned his engine and headed toward the agents, Maier told the Citizen.

Agents shot at the oncoming truck, which changed direction and darted back into Mexico.

According to the report, none of the 165 suspected illegal aliens were injured, nor were any Border Patrol agents.

[blackdog]

Appeasment emboldens criminals and terrorists. It always has.

What a shame that such a hard working bunch of people are willing to pay others who put their lives at risk being smuggled into this country.

There are legal means in immigrating.

[RicocheT]

That's 27-28 illegals per pickup truck, around 4000 pounds of human meat. A heavy load indeed and a heavy load for we taxpayers to support if they succeed in infiltrating our country.

[el_texicano]

"agents found 165 suspected illegals"

SUSPECTED ILLEGALS???? Pulleeezzzeuh...."suspected" my arse.

[Don Corleone]

They heard that KOLBE was waiting for them with open arms!

[Condor51]

Landmines and Claymores on the border.
That would do the trick. :-)

[janetgreen]

Made possible by cowardice in the White House and Congress. It has been almost three years since 9/11, and the illegal invasion has continued, even escalated.

[kingu]

Gee, you know, the shame of it is that this story won't make the nightly news broadcasts. Liberals might be able to condone those hopping a fence to get into the United States, but convoys of illegals...

Ahh well, no risk of that. The controllers at ABC, NBC, CBS won't let such a story air, lest the people start thinking for themselves.

Or.. Well, I could easily see ABC spin this one; Bruital border patrol thugs tried to gun down a 174 undocumented immigrants as they tried to sneak across the border; luckily an estimated 175 others escaped the gunfire and were forced against their will to return to Mexico.

[jokar]

Bump to follow.

[HiJinx]

Mornin', All!

[Gritty]

Why are these agents trying to keep out all these potential Social Security payers out of the country? We need them to prop up our current ponzi scheme by doing all those jobs Americans refuse to do!

[Barnacle]

If Bush really wants to help the Mexican people, he will not encourage them to come here. Instead, he will give Fox incentives to end corruption in his government so that Mexicans can live decently in their own country.

[Dante3]

BUMP

[Travis McGee]

Yeah, let's not jump to conclusions. Maybe the ones that got away were returning spring breakers?

[NewRomeTacitus]

Also discussed over the weekend at

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1102146/posts

until someone became annoying. Again.

If this convoy tactic becomes commonplace there's going to be a bloodbath. The coyotes seem to be missing the part of the brain that contains basic regard for human life.

[TLI]

In the vehicles authorities were able to stop, agents found 165 suspected illegals

so the total load is over THREE HUNDRED in one batch?!?

DAMN!

This BS has got to stop!

[B4Ranch]

I reckon ya'all noticed this is the Mexican reaction to "no official reaction" to them burning down Kozak's cabin trailer.

What are the odds that on their next convoy run they'll try a shootout with the Border Patrol Agents?

[janetgreen]

What are the odds that on their next convoy run they'll try a shootout with the Border Patrol Agents?

Pretty good odds. I hope our guys are there with the BIG artillery. If this happens, do you think it will make the network news? Will any politicians open their eyes??

[PRND21]

until someone became annoying. Again.

I'm sure you refer to the poster that couldn't source his anti-Bush lie.
Truth matters. Again.