http://www.theusreport.com/the-us-report/2010/10/28/armed-gunmen-seen-in-vek ol-valley-along-i-8-may-be-mexican-a.html On Monday, a Pinal County, Ariz. sheriff's deputy spotted two Hispanic males armed with long rifles along Interstate 8 in the Vekol Valley. The men were hiding in the bush next to the road, and fled when the deputy spotted them. As they fled, one suspect dropped a backpack containing a loaded magazine and .223 caliber ammunition. Other evidence discovered at the scene indicated that a load of marijuana had recently been transferred to a vehicle. Law enforcement was unable to catch the fleeing gunmen. As Liberty & Security Journal reported last week <http://victoryinstitute.net/2010/10/15/lsj-news-oct-15-2010/> , Mexican drug cartels have deployed hit men to the U.S. to kill thieves who are hijacking cartel drug shipments. According to a news release from the Pinal County sheriff's office <http://pinalcountyaz.gov/Departments/Sheriff/Lists/News/DispFormA.aspx?List =b382d514-09a1-4490-80f0-4f0e76b7b4c9&ID=287&Source=http%3A%2F%2Fpinalcounty az.gov%2FDepartments%2FSheriff%2FPages%2FNewsArchive.aspx> , 15 "very well equipped and armed sicarios [assassins] complete with bullet proof vests" are at large in Arizona's Vekol Valley, a heavily-used drug smuggling corridor just 30 miles south of Phoenix. The release said that another group would pose as drug smugglers in order to bait the thieves, who would then be killed by the sicarios. Tim Gaffney, a spokesman for Pinal County Sheriff's Office stated that cartel members use caves overlooking the valley as observation posts in order to ambush the bandits. Recently, law enforcement officials discovered one such position, which Gaffney confirmed was used by the sicarios. Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu has asked the federal government for 3,000 National Guard soldiers to help secure the border. Instead, the Bureau of Land Management placed 15 signs around the Vekol Valley this summer warning Americans that the valley is an "active drug- and human-smuggling area," and warned of "armed criminals and smuggling vehicles traveling at high rates of speed." Of the 3,000 troops requested, the Obama administration will send only 524, and since the troops arrive incrementally, the number of troops will likely remain at 524 for only 120 days. (Filed by Chris Carter/Oct. 28, 2010) [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ -------------------------- Want to discuss this topic? Head on over to our discussion list, [email protected]. -------------------------- Brooks Isoldi, editor [email protected] http://www.intellnet.org Post message: [email protected] Subscribe: [email protected] Unsubscribe: [email protected] *** FAIR USE NOTICE. This message contains copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. OSINT, as a part of The Intelligence Network, is making it available without profit to OSINT YahooGroups members who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information in their efforts to advance the understanding of intelligence and law enforcement organizations, their activities, methods, techniques, human rights, civil liberties, social justice and other intelligence related issues, for non-profit research and educational purposes only. We believe that this constitutes a 'fair use' of the copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Law. If you wish to use this copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use,' you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtmlYahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
