Interesting.
On Fri, Sep 5, 2014 at 12:18 PM, Travis <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > http://www.foxnews.com/us/2011/03/22/report-13-illegal-immigrants-apprehended-marine-uniforms/ > 13 Illegal Immigrants Arrested in California Wearing U.S. Marine Uniforms > > Border Patrol agents recently arrested 13 illegal immigrants disguised as > U.S. Marines and riding in a fake military van, U.S. Customs and Border > Protection said Tuesday. > > The illegal immigrants were clad in Marine uniforms when they were > apprehended at the Campo Border Patrol Westbound I-8 checkpoint at 11 p.m. > on March 14 near Pine Valley, Calif., border officials said. Two U.S. > citizens in the van also were arrested. > > After the suspicious white van was subjected to secondary inspection, it > was determined that the driver of the vehicle and its front seat passenger > were U.S. citizens who were attempting to smuggle 13 illegal immigrants > into the United States. All of the vehicle's occupants wore U.S. Marine > uniforms, reportedly emblazoned with the name "Perez." > > "This effort is an example of the lengths smugglers will go to avoid > detection, and the skilled and effective police work and vigilance > displayed everyday by Customs and Border Protection personnel," the agency > said in a written statement. > > The van used in the smuggling attempt, according to California's El Centro > Border Intelligence Center, was a privately owned vehicle registered out of > Yucca Valley, Calif., and was bearing stolen government plates that had > been defaced. The center digit -- 0 -- was altered to read as an 8. Further > research through multiple government agencies determined that the plate > belonged to a one-ton cargo van registered to the U.S. Marine Corps > <http://www.foxnews.com/topics/politics/marine-corps.htm#r_src=ramp>. > > The military referred inquiries back to Customs and Border Protection. > > The van entered into the United States via Mexicali, Mexico, and proceeded > to Calexico, Calif., where the U.S. Marine uniforms were donned, according > to Homeland Security Today. > > The Campo Border Station was constructed in June 2008 and is located > roughly 28 miles east of San Diego Sector Headquarters in rural East San > Diego County. It is responsible for securing approximately 13.1 linear > miles of the U.S.-Mexico border and 417 square miles of surrounding > territory. An estimated 7,000 vehicles pass through its two checkpoints > daily, according to its website. > > > __._,_.___ > ------------------------------ > Posted by: "Beowulf" <[email protected]> > ------------------------------ > > > Visit Your Group > <https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/grendelreport/info;_ylc=X3oDMTJmY2xiajE2BF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzIwMTk0ODA2BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTMyMzY2NwRzZWMDdnRsBHNsawN2Z2hwBHN0aW1lAzE0MDk5MzI4NDk-> > > > [image: Yahoo! Groups] > <https://groups.yahoo.com/neo;_ylc=X3oDMTJlajZzdjBuBF9TAzk3NDc2NTkwBGdycElkAzIwMTk0ODA2BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTMyMzY2NwRzZWMDZnRyBHNsawNnZnAEc3RpbWUDMTQwOTkzMjg1MA--> > • Privacy <https://info.yahoo.com/privacy/us/yahoo/groups/details.html> • > Unsubscribe > <[email protected]?subject=Unsubscribe> • Terms > of Use <https://info.yahoo.com/legal/us/yahoo/utos/terms/> > > __,_._,___ > > > -- > -- > Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. > For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum > > * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ > * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. > * Read the latest breaking news, and more. > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "PoliticalForum" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "PoliticalForum" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
