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Saturday, December 29, 2012

Arizona Ranchers Demand Security At The Border

ARIVACA, Ariz. -- Just before nightfall, 73-year-old rancher Jim Chilton hikes quickly up and down the hills on his rugged cattle-grazing land south of Tucson, escorting two U.S. Border Patrol agents.

He wants to show them the disturbing discovery he made earlier in the day: a drug-smugglers' camp on his private property. Stacked together under a stand of trees are blankets, jackets, food, water, binoculars and bales of marijuana from Mexico wrapped in burlap. The smugglers, themselves, are nowhere in sight and are believed to have fled the area, which is about 10 miles north of the Mexican border.

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5 comments:

Pass the Ammo Fred said...

SHOOT THEM

Anonymous said...

Why would you be hiking when both you and the BP have all the ATV's etc that anubody could want. And then why would you tell anybody about the pot except whoever you sold it to?

Anonymous said...

Why would you be hiking when both you and the BP have all the ATV's etc that anubody could want. And then why would you tell anybody about the pot except whoever you sold it to?

December 29, 2012 3:29 PM

Maybe they were in stealth mode? Maybe the old man wasn't into selling pot?

Border patrol? Another story.

Anonymous said...

sounds like a good trail to hide some bear traps and a couple of other not so nice booby traps. Hit enough of the dope smugglers and they would be finding a different ranch to trespass on.

lmclain said...

The rancher, if was to actually put bear traps on HIS property, would be the first to be arrested by OUR police-- you know, the ones sworn to protect US? The illegal immigrants who would be injured? They would be the new owners of that property and would be given driver's licenses, college educations, free medical care and allowed to keep the herb. And of course, a personal visit from obama and the president of mexico who would hold a press conference to proclaim how these poor illegal criminals were wronged, but have found "justice". That area is pretty isolated. No one would know if the rancher picked a nice perch and started dropping them with a .30-.30. Bet they would find another route and he gets to keep the pot. Its a win-win. He can call me if he needs some help.