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2011-03-30 Home Front: WoT

AZ Law Enforcement Conducting Major Air And Land Anti-Smuggling Operation

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Posted by Anonymoose 2011-03-30 09:08|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 An interesting bit about this is what is not being said. This is all happening in Maricopa county. But just east of there is Pinal county, also a major corridor, under the auspices of Sheriff Babeu.

Unlike the more flamboyant Joe Arpaio, Babeu is a more taciturn "hard man". He has lost patience with drug smugglers on his turf, and has quietly deployed ambush teams of snipers along their routes.

While they *may* offer the heavily armed smugglers the opportunity to surrender, one of his deputies has already been shot by them.

So with all this hubbub in Maricopa county, it is likely that a lot of the smugglers are going to move East, right into the path of Babeu's men.

Posted by Anonymoose 2011-03-30 18:00|| 2011-03-30 18:00|| Front Page Top

#2 So with all this hubbub in Maricopa county, it is likely that a lot of the smugglers are going to move East, right into the path of Babeu's men.

Is that what the military types call "hammer and anvil", Anonymoose? And what happens to the remains of those Sheriff Babeu's men encounter?

Posted by trailing wife 2011-03-30 19:06|| 2011-03-30 19:06|| Front Page Top

#3 It's a desert.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2011-03-30 19:12|| 2011-03-30 19:12|| Front Page Top

#4 Doing the jobs the Federals won't. [Who are too busy running guns the other direction]

Posted by Procopius2k 2011-03-30 19:31|| 2011-03-30 19:31|| Front Page Top

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