Just because Mexican drug cartels and border violence have filtered out of the mainstream news cycle, don't be lured into a false sense of security.
The Rio Grande Valley is today as active as ever.
The following U.S. Border Patrol news release shows you should take measures to be safe if you head to and beyond the border.
U.S. Border Patrol drug seizures in Rio Grande Valley on track for record year
EDINBURG, Texas. — U.S. Border Patrol’s Rio Grande Valley Sector experienced an increase in narcotic seizures during the past week. From May 25 through May 31 more than 17,500 pounds of marijuana was seized, compared to 13,379 pounds for the same time period last year.
The Falfurrias Border Patrol station seized the largest quantity of marijuana with three separate seizures, netting more than 3.5 tons of marijuana throughout the week. All seizures were made with the assistance of canine teams.
Agents from the McAllen Border Patrol station seized a total of 2,564 pounds of marijuana, resulting from four separate incidents involving vehicles leaving the Rio Grande River area.
Rio Grande City Border Patrol agents seized 1,978 pounds of marijuana in three unrelated cases. The most notable of these seizures was a Ford F-150 loaded with 477 pounds of marijuana. Agents signaled for the vehicle to stop as it traveled north from the Rio Grande River. In response, the driver exited the vehicle and attempted to flee the area. Agents were able to capture the suspect after a brief foot pursuit. Further investigation showed that the subject is a Mexican citizen with a criminal history identifying him as an aggravated felon.
Brownsville Border Patrol agents seized 613 pounds of marijuana in a local train yard. Agents responded to the area after they received information regarding suspicious activity in the area. When agents arrived at the train yard they discovered several bundles of marijuana and apprehended two suspects.
In total, 17,558 pounds of narcotics with a street value of $14,464,000 was seized. This is an increase of 31% compared to the same time period last year. Since October 1, 2008, the Rio Grande Valley Sector has seized 598,942 pounds of marijuana.
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"We need to fight drug abuse with compassion; treat nonviolent abusers as patients not criminals."
This is so enormously wrong-headed.
June 3, 2009 at 1:09 p.m.pilot-
By "tax cheats" I assume you're talking about the politicians and bureaucrats that steal the fruits of our labor and use it to threaten our liberties with unlawful searches & surveillance, illegal wars, theft and destruction of property and further taxation, right?
At least, that's what I always thought it meant.
;o) :o)
June 3, 2009 at 1:05 p.m.they should be proud that they are keeping that dirty evil weed from our innocent young children!
June 3, 2009 at 12:50 p.m.Pilot - I have to agree with you 100 percent on this one.
June 3, 2009 at 12:43 p.m.Hmph. I always cry when huge loads of weed are scored by the cops.
June 3, 2009 at 11:33 a.m.I always laugh when I hear someone refer to marijuana as a "narcotic". Very disingenuous.
June 3, 2009 at 11:21 a.m."Educate and inform the whole mass of the people... They are the only sure reliance for the preservation of our liberty."
-Thomas Jefferson
We need to fight drug abuse with compassion; treat nonviolent abusers as patients not criminals. Fight use with factual evidence! We are diminishing the use of tobacco with the campaign, Knowledge is Contagious, so Infect Truth! Educate people and they will make better choices for themselves.
True education is our most important duty; the way out of ignorance and repression. Do not doubt history will mark this time as a new beginning for a period of enlightenment and abundance. The best educators teach students basic skills so that they can research issues or topics and come to their own conclusions.
Only 50 percent of high school students graduate in our ten biggest cities and only 40 per cent graduate in NYC, Baltimore and Detroit. In the Netherlands 92 percent graduate; that's No Child Left Behind! There drugs are regulated, controlled, taxed and made legally available to everyone over eighteen.
The destruction of the sacred family unit is one of the worst consequences of the new prohibition. The propaganda is we wage this war to protect our children. The devastating and deadly facts are our babies, especially teens have become collateral damage in this grossly failed war.
A new CATO Institute study by Glenn Greenwald, writer and civil rights lawyer, looked at Portugal's policy of decriminalization and regulation. He found: "While drug addiction, usage, and associated pathologies continue to skyrocket in many European Union states, those problems - in virtually every relevant category - have been either contained or measurably improved within
Portugal since 2001. The data showed that regulation did not increase drug use, "that is the central concession that will transform the debate." Greenwald said.
Marijuana is one of the most benign chemicals know to man. Most drug use is medicinal. The debate over medical marijuana, hemp or cannabis is really a scandalous controversy over whether this very effective, safe and easy-to-grow herb should be allowed to compete with expensive and dangerous pharmaceuticals. Marijuana is by far safer for your health as a social choice compared to alcohol or tobacco.
Stop prohibition triggered violence, official lawlessness, racism, tyranny and ruined lives! Murderers and other violent predators roam free, while we police nonviolent adult social, medicinal and religious drug use. Limited resources can be better-spent catching pedophiles, rapists and killers. More time could go toward stopping DUI and those selling drugs to minors. Some of
the estimated $50 to $70 billion per year local/state/federal budget could +go toward true education.
Help restore justice.
June 3, 2009 at 10:40 a.m.http://www.WeCanDoItAgain.com