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"Lets Roll" <letsroll@meet-me-in-hell.com> wrote in message news:<10jfnn33vfq3i88@corp.supernews.com>...
> "Land of Enchantment" <noneof@your.business> wrote in message
> news:p3nej0ls5ao3s7np00h8v529so40132ef3@4ax.com...
> > Sept. 2, 2004
> > Labor Day campers near border warned to be cautious, especially at
> > night
> >
> > LARRY COPENHAVER
> > Tucson Citizen
> >
> >
> > The daytime beauty of the wilderness can turn into nighttime danger in
> > southern Arizona campgrounds, and authorities have a warning: Be
> > prepared.
> >
> > "Take time to understand the urban influence in the wilderness areas
> > of the Tucson basin," said Vic Brown, law enforcement supervisor for
> > the U.S. Bureau of Land Management, which oversees Ironwood Forest
> > National Monument northwest of Marana.
> >
> > Illegal immigrants and drug traffickers often move through the
> > backcountry to avoid contact with the public, he said.
> >
> > "And Ironwood happens to be in the way of smuggling, a place those
> > people have to go through to get somewhere else," he said. "When you
> > see people out there, be prepared and approach with a guarded manner.
> > Never leave keys in a vehicle, and be aware that smuggling activity
> > increases at night."
> >
> > Almost all the marijuana sold in the United States comes across
> > Arizona's border with Mexico, with most of the smugglers funneling
> > through the Interstate 19 corridor, federal and local authorities
> > recently told the Tucson Citizen.
> >
> > And while it used to be that Mexico's marijuana harvest season in the
> > fall created a spike in trafficking along the border, Border Patrol
> > officials told the Tucson Citizen in 2003 that the season has become
> > year-round.
> >
> > Brown said campers should avoid areas with lots of trash because that
> > trash is likely left by immigrants or smugglers.
> >
> > "Sometimes we see RVs parked in those areas because the visitors think
> > that's where other campers have come," he said. They are surprised
> > when they learn the trash is from other sources, usually smuggling,
> > either humans or drugs.
> >
> > Earlier this year, Tony Herrell, manager of the monument, escorted a
> > reporter to the site near the monument where a daytime pursuit by
> > authorities led to a pickup truck packed with suspected illegal
> > immigrants.
> >
> > Herrell said the passengers scattered when authorities approached. The
> > truck had been reported stolen in Phoenix.
> >
> > Visitors never know when they might accidentally come upon something
> > they were not supposed to see, he said.
> >
> > Sally Gall, manager of Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge, said
> > camping in that scenic area has become increasingly threatening over
> > the past five years.
> >
> > "Personally, I would hesitate to camp out here," she said. "If I did,
> > I would be in a group, a large group, not just two people.
> >
> > "It's an illegal immigrant and drug trafficking issue," she said.
> > "Illegal immigrants typically are not out to hurt anyone, but there is
> > such a mix out there, you can't be sure who is good, who is bad.
> >
> > "And there is a high risk that if you are camping that someone will
> > come into your camp," she added. "You have to be aware. Safety is a
> > daily issue even to the people living on refuge. They are constantly
> > being disturbed in the night by groups of people, and there are
> > break-ins."
> >
> > Security fencing recently was installed at three residences where
> > refuge employees live, she said.
> >
> > "Also, alarms and window bars have been installed and dogs have been
> > brought in to warn residents that intruders are near," she said.
> >
> > The problem is big and getting worse, she said.
> >
> > Officials estimate that more than 1,000 illegal immigrants a day pass
> > through the 118,000-acre refuge in southern Avra Valley north of
> > Sasabe, Gall said.
> >
> > Up to 10 vehicles, usually stolen trucks and cars, are abandoned on
> > the refuge each week.
> >
> > But the U.S. Border Patrol, with recent increases in funding through
> > the Department of Homeland Security, has slowed some of the traffic,
> > said Andy Adame, spokesman for the agency.
> >
> > Some 11,299 illegal immigrants were apprehended in August in the
> > Tucson sector, he said. The Tucson sector extends from New Mexico west
> > to Yuma County and north to the Utah border, Adame said.
> >
> > Yet, the main immigrant corridors run through Buenos Aires and north
> > up Avra Valley, through the Tohono O'odham Nation and through Organ
> > Pipe National Monument, he said.
> >
> > There are no camping restrictions in Coronado National Forest, which
> > covers nearly 1.8 million acres of southeastern Arizona, said Johetta
> > Holt, a Forest Service spokeswoman.
> >
> > "There is no particular area that's not recommended for day use or
> > overnight camping," she said. But Coronado Forest officials issued a
> > warning late yesterday afternoon.
> >
> > "Forest visitors traveling in remote areas of Coronado National Forest
> > in the vicinity of the International Boundary, adjacent to the
> > Republic of Mexico, are advised to remain alert to their surroundings,
> > as illegal smuggling activity is known to occur in those areas," the
> > advisory states.
> >
> > "Do not attempt to intercede if you witness illegal activity. Contact
> > the nearest law enforcement agency with descriptions of person,
> > vehicles, date, time and other pertinent information."
> >
> >
> 
> Man, this is sickening.  I wonder why they didn't advise folks to go armed
> with a pepper ball gun on family excursions to our national parks and
> monuments.

Illegal aliens should be shot on sight and their remains fed to the coyotes.

Jay