Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Border blues

There’s a new wrinkle in gun smuggling to Mexico. Looks like the cartels are taking over towns on the U.S. side: “New Mexico town dissolves police dept after gun smuggling scandal”.
[Columbus, New Mexico] has been upended since federal authorities arrested Police Chief Angelo Vega, Mayor Eddie Espinoza, Village Trustee Blas Gutierrez and nine other residents for conspiring to smuggle hundreds of guns to drug cartels over the border in March. All of the accused have pleaded not guilty, and their trial is expected in October…
Border security, anyone?

7 comments:

richard mcenroe said...

Ten fine Irish-Americans all; I can't imagine what the problem could have been.

richard mcenroe said...

Sorry, twelve. Irish-American Math.

Paco said...

Yeah, I always thought the Irish sort of excelled at being cops.

RebeccaH said...

New Mexico is dominated by Democrats. Notice no party affiliation mentioned? No wonder they turned the investigation over to Texas.

Minicapt said...

Texas Democrats are of a higher quality? Or just cheaper?

Cheers

Yojimbo said...

Certainly a new world now in Coulbas, New Mexico.

Yojimbo said...

Er, Columbus, sorry. Must still have that Gore thread on my ah, mind.