Posted on 07/07/2010 10:07:52 AM PDT by Qbert
Mexican drug syndicates are increasingly employing teenagers - often American citizens - to smuggle drugs across the U.S.-Mexico border, USA Today reported Tuesday.
The article cites three cases of American teenagers caught by the Border Patrol in the last two months with thousands of dollars of marijuana or cocaine strapped to their bodies.
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Duh, this has been going on for years.
I know a guy, as white-bread as you’ve ever seen, that ran dope across the AZ border at age sixteen.
He’s very reformed, very religious, but when he talks about it, I detect a wisp of nostalgia...
Does he have all Cheech and Chong movies on DVD?
They are using more than teens ... they are using the very backs of the illegal immigrants they are smuggling (coyote) across the Mexican-American border...
“often American citizens - to smuggle drugs across the U.S.-Mexico border”
And they say Americans don’t want to do the jobs illegals are doing!
It doesn’t matter ... McPain will DENY this.
This can’t be true, the borders are sealed. Just ax Holder.
Pray for America
I have an old roommate whose muscle head brother lost his dad’s caddy bringing roids across the border in Texas. Real winner that bunch was.
Ping!
Drug mules are becoming the number one part-time job for teens in Tucson. Drug cartels are recruiting them like crazy.
I’m stunned that there would be teenagers willing to do something illegal for thousands of dollars. This is just shocking! Shocking!
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