Ariz. sheriff: Report of $1M bounty on my head (Mexican drug cartels want Arpaio snuffed)

AP ^ | 2010-08-02

[rabscuttle385]

PHOENIX (AP) — A sheriff in Arizona known for his anti-immigration policies says his office is investigating a report of a $1 million bounty on his head.

A spokeswoman for Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio says the report was relayed by the FBI and by a caller who told Fox affiliate KSAZ-TV in Phoenix that the threat was from a Mexican drug cartel. Phoenix is the seat of Maricopa County.

Lisa Allen says it wasn't known whether the threat actually came from a drug cartel but authorities believe it was made using a disposable cell phone in Mexico.

[Momaw Nadon]

Send in the Marines!

[cripplecreek]

To tell you the truth, I have a gut feeling that the far left may be involved as well.

[rabscuttle385]

...but authorities believe it was made using a disposable cell phone in Mexico.

"There are jobs that Americans will not do,
so we have to make it possible for someone to come
to this country to do a job that an American won’t do
and then go back to the country from where they came."
U.S. SEN. JOHN MCCAIN, 16 OCT. 2004

[CondorFlight]

I doubt the threat is authentic because the cartels know that any violence north of the border will result is a real clampdown on their business.

[HerrBlucher]

I am surprised they haven’t done it yet, probably waiting for stimulus money from bambi to pay for it.

[mountainlion]

The sherrif said the reward had gone down because a few years ago he had $25M on his head.

[Brilliant]

Time to invade Mexico.

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

I believe this threat. Mexico is frustrated because Americans want to seal the border and deport illegals. They are clearly on the losing side of the issue here, and they know it.

For all practical purposes, Mexico has never been a friend of the U.S. Our relationship with them can be compared to Russia.

[Michael Barnes]

I doubt the threat is authentic because the cartels know that any violence north of the border will result is a real clampdown on their business.

I'm leaning that way as well, but simply don't know. Recent stories coming out south of the border is the cartel's are in bed with "terrorist" types (I forget which raghead org...). Car bomb's are big time in play down there right now alsong with stepped up grenade use. I could have sworn I read a story here on FR about IED's too.

[Brilliant]

Time to invade Mexico.

[Man50D]

I doubt the threat is authentic because the cartels know that any violence north of the border will result is a real clampdown on their business.

By who, the BO/BS regime?

[skimbell]

"...the cartels know that any violence north of the border will result is a real clampdown on their business..."

Did you forget the s/, or have you forgotten that Senor 0 is our El Presidente?

"a real clampdown", yeah, right!

[doc1019]

By whom, Obama?

[unkus]

Time to invade Mexico.

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Yeah, let’s send the 101st Airborne to Mexico City./s

[crghill]

That would be an easy quick mission.

[Soothesayer9]

Maybe its time to hire some Soldier of Fortune types to take out the head drug honchos. Mount their heads on spikes around Mexico.

Or we could just send a nuke their way...

[Da Coyote]

If they attempt it, this is an act of war on the U.S.

It’ll be time for Conquista, part II.

[Michael Barnes]

A nuke huh?

I like your style...

[Secret Agent Man]

Sad thing about this is fellow US citizens (liberals) are not bothered by criminal, invading, mexican drug lords threatening one of our law enforcement sheriffs one bit.

Makes me sick.