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Cartels Use Wristbands to Track Human Smuggling Over Border
The Epoch Times ^ | March 18, 2021 | CHARLOTTE CUTHBERTSON

Posted on 03/27/2021 8:01:38 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum

McALLEN, Texas—Illegal border-crossers are coming into the United States wearing wristbands that relate to the smuggling organization or cartel that they paid to cross the river, according to new reports and confirmation by Border Patrol agents.

The wristbands have been spotted on illegal immigrants in the Rio Grande Valley in south Texas, as well as discarded on the ground beyond the river. Some illegal aliens were found wearing two different colored wristbands.

The system “basically outlines a process that the smugglers are using to know who paid, who didn’t, so that they can start moving them through—because they’ve got so many people backing up,” according to Jaeson Jones, a former captain in the Texas Department of Public Safety.

The wristbands have numbers, words, and logos on them. “We’ve seen turtles, we’ve seen devil heads and little snakes,” Jones told The Epoch Times. The Gulf Cartel (CDG) is using the word “metal” to signify a certain leader on the Mexico side, he said.

A cinder block wall directly across the Rio Grande from Roma, Texas, has “CDG” and “Metal” tagged on it. It’s in the Mexican city called Miguel Alemán, which is the frontline in a territorial battle between the CDG and the Cartel Del Noreste, a faction of the Los Zetas cartel.

The Epoch Times found five different colored wristbands abandoned near Penitas, a popular area for Border Patrol pickup about two miles beyond the river.

One had “Entrega” written on it, which means “Delivery”; another had “Llegadas,” which means “Arrivals”; and another “Dorado,” which means “Golden.”

The numbers on the wristbands relate to the “peso” or tax that the individual paid to the cartel to cross. Each also has a personalized identification number imprinted on it, Jones said.

(Excerpt) Read more at theepochtimes.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: aliens; cartels; miguelaleman; smuggling; texas

1 posted on 03/27/2021 8:01:38 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

At least as sophisticated anything we have going on the border.


2 posted on 03/27/2021 8:09:46 PM PDT by Attention Surplus Disorder (Apoplectic is where we want them)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

There’s only one way to defeat the Cartel and America will never do it so...


3 posted on 03/27/2021 8:11:49 PM PDT by RC one (When a bunch of commies start telling you that you don't need an AR15, you really need an AR15)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

The Dem Party will use the info from these bracelets to enforce their cut on the cartels.
I hope the cartels aren’t foolish enough to try to cheat the Dem Party of it’s cut LOL!

“Nice deal your cartel has here, be a shame if anything happened to it...”
Protection rackets have to be paid for.


4 posted on 03/27/2021 8:17:00 PM PDT by mrsmith (US MEDIA: " Every 'White' cop is a criminal! And all the 'non-white' criminals saints!")
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Is anyone thinking of using Spanish radio and television to warn potential “migrants” to not come here? You are not welcome and you are going on a dangerous journey. Show them interviews with some migrants with bad experiences such as drowning crossing rivers, disappearances, rape, murder.

Biden of course would never do this but citizens could get together raise some money and put these adds on Spanish media in Honduras, El Salvador, Mexico.


5 posted on 03/27/2021 8:32:43 PM PDT by cradle of freedom (FIRE FAUCI)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Doesn’t it make one feel good that the narco terrorists South of the border have more technology and a more organized system to smuggle people across the border?


6 posted on 03/27/2021 8:33:43 PM PDT by Organic Panic (Democrats. Memories as short as Joe Biden's eyes.)
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To: mrsmith
I hope the cartels aren’t foolish enough to try to cheat the Dem Party of it’s cut LOL!

Does the "Big Guy" still get his 20%?

7 posted on 03/27/2021 8:36:47 PM PDT by etcb
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Biden should be impeached for not enforcing immigration laws he swore to uphold.


8 posted on 03/27/2021 8:36:50 PM PDT by allendale
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Biden mentioned wristbands in his presser, that the system was using the phone numbers on the wristbands.


9 posted on 03/27/2021 8:36:57 PM PDT by DBrow
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To: cradle of freedom
You're kidding, right? What the wetbacks are hearing is the truth. They're getting stipends just for being wetbacks. And a plush hotel room. And free bennies.

Why wouldn't they come? I would. Even now. Except crackers don't get squat. Just wetbacks.

10 posted on 03/27/2021 8:38:08 PM PDT by LouAvul (Lying headlines from fake news articles written by pimps masquerading as journalists.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Once the gun bans are in place, the cartels will have a new line of business. Smuggling firearms across.


11 posted on 03/27/2021 9:49:35 PM PDT by rxh4n1
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To: E. Pluribus Unum; All

What Yahoo and CNN and the alphabetical swill mills won’t report on is this; Mexican Senator says Mexico should take back states;
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-mews/3754791/posts Mex House speaker http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3756257/posts

In the hundreds of postings here in Free Republic rarely is this brought up. It’s Known As Reciprocity. We should be treating anybody illegally crossing the Mexican border into the US the way the Mexican’s do to any American illegally .crossing into Mexico. No” free” lawyer is paid by Mexican taxpayers. Entry denied heavy fine and possible imprisonment. before getting kicked out.

When allowing the hordes illegally entering the US through the Mexican border avoids recognizing and dealing with the 2nd class treatment that American citizens get which is in their constitition while legally residing in Mexico.That not just include denial of voting privileges but employment, and land ownership in their name.

Worse yet All when given to illegals and property ownership by them is used in states which Mexico has previously claimed espcially Arizona, Utah, New Mexico, Colorado and of course California .That could be used to support any reclaiming effort should regime changes in Mexico arise . Our border with Mexico has always been contentious not only with smugglers but on ocassion with Mexican bandits and military.,Allowing potential hostiles to the US property ownership to happen in those states could lead to serious problems in the future.

.It’s time we consider illegal entry by any person who is a non Mexican citizen illegally entering the United States through the US Mexican border a defacto Mexican citizen with limited Mexican constitutional rights subject to their laws while transiting. As well as any Mexican citizen entering illegally exempting those who do so legally and meet US citizenship requirements.

What never gets mentioned is that 2nd class treatment Americans get in Mexico in all of this. If we applied that reciprocal policy . Would that continue ? By.prohibiting and strictly enforcing existing laws prohibiting any illegal entrant employment, voting, and land ownership privileges fully enforced these problems would drop loke a rock. .In other words Once we remove the incentives to Sneak into this country before expulsion no job no voting no landowning this stuff would stop.


12 posted on 03/27/2021 10:11:27 PM PDT by mosesdapoet (AKA Lee J Keslin posting in the hopes comments get passed around )
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To: mosesdapoet

“What never gets mentioned is that 2nd class treatment Americans get in Mexico in all of this. If we applied that reciprocal policy . Would that continue ? “


13 posted on 03/27/2021 10:23:41 PM PDT by mrsmith (US MEDIA: " Every 'White' cop is a criminal! And all the 'non-white' criminals saints!")
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To: LouAvul

At $6000 per person with 3000 crossings in a 24 hour period, cartels are making approximately 18 million a day.


14 posted on 03/27/2021 11:01:40 PM PDT by caww
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

[The wristbands have numbers, words, and logos on them. “We’ve seen turtles, we’ve seen devil heads and little snakes,”]

Any with “999”? /just kiddding

See ya at the bill signing. /W


15 posted on 03/27/2021 11:11:07 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

We should CUT THOSE WRISTBANDS OFF!! Give them OTHER wristbands if that’s what they need.


16 posted on 03/28/2021 5:29:08 AM PDT by Ann Archy (Abortion....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

I saw them on ABC’s visit to the border.

They ALSO had a phone number written in their hat or in their pocket.


17 posted on 03/28/2021 7:39:37 AM PDT by Scrambler Bob (This is not /s. It is just as viable as any MSM 'information', maybe more so!)
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To: RC one

“ There’s only one way to defeat the Cartel and America will never do it so...”

General Pershing, call your office.

L


18 posted on 03/28/2021 7:40:35 AM PDT by Lurker (Peaceful coexistence with the Left is not possible. Stop pretending that it is. , )
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