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-Lurid Crime Tales-
Agents Find Catapult at Meskin Border
2017-02-16
Following up on a tip by the U.S. Border Patrol, Mexican authorities in the border town of Agua Prieta seized a catapult being used to throw bundles of marijuana and possibly other drugs over the border to Douglas, Arizona.
Texas Petraria Arcatinus counter-battery. Payload and range CLASSIFIED.
Agents patrolling the Douglas area last week said they sensed suspicious activity when a group of men started to run away as they were approaching. When the agents got to the south side of the border fence they discovered the catapult system attached to it.

Two bundles of marijuana weighing more than 47 pounds combined were found nearby.
Posted by:Flaish Crosing6265

#5  Installed by the Seniola Cartel Airborne Division.
Posted by: Nero White 3083   2017-02-16 17:42  

#4  The wall just got to be 200' high.
Posted by: gorb   2017-02-16 15:21  

#3  Clever design, if not a bit heavy and awkward.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2017-02-16 12:19  

#2  Somebody suggested here a few days ago that we use a trebuchet on our side of the border to send some of their people back to them.
Posted by: Abu Uluque   2017-02-16 12:09  

#1  What I like is the way the catapult was actually attached to main supports on the fence structure. That shows adaptability.
Posted by: ed in texas   2017-02-16 07:24  

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