The
retreating Mexican soldiers and the civilian smugglers abandoned a
Cadillac Escalade (that was stolen in the U.S.) loaded with over 1400
pounds of marijuana. The Sheriff’s department confirmed reports that
another drug-laden SUV which got stuck in the river was set ablaze by
Mexican soldiers.
Sec.
Chertoff, responding last week to reports of
more than 200 such incursions by the Mexican Army over the past ten
years, downplayed the incursions, calling the reports “overblown.”
Hudspeth County Deputy Sheriff Mike Doyal was
quoted in a report by the Inland Daily Bulletin report saying, “Our
government has to do something," he said. "It's not the
immigrants coming over for jobs we're worried about. It's the smugglers,
Mexican military and the national threat to our borders that we're
worried about."
MCDC President Simcox issued the following
statement on the armed incursion by the Mexican Army:
“The politically correct policies of President
Bush, Sec. Chertoff and Gov. Perry regarding our border are going to get
Americans killed – by Mexican soldiers, drug smugglers or al-Qaeda
terrorists. These office holders seem to be more afraid of offending the
government of Mexico than protecting the lives of American citizens.
“American troops, whether regular Army, National
Guard or state militia under the authority of Gov. Perry, need to be
deployed immediately to secure our borders.
“Sec. Chertoff recently said reports of such incursions by the Mexican
Army were ‘overblown.’ He should resign his post, as he clearly has
no intention of taking these incursions seriously. If heavily armed
members of the Mexican Army are crossing the border with with impunity
guarding drug shipments, what’s to stop al-Qaeda from doing the same
with weapons of mass destruction?
