WaPo: Smugglers are sawing through new sections of Trump’s border wall

[TomSea]

Smugglers are sawing through new sections of Trump’s border wall
By  Nick Miroff
November 2, 2019 at 12:03 PM EDT

SAN DIEGO — Smuggling gangs in Mexico have repeatedly sawed through new sections of President Trump’s border wall in recent months by using commercially available power tools, opening gaps large enough for people and drug loads to pass through, according to U.S. agents and officials with knowledge of the damage.

The breaches have been made using a popular cordless household tool known as a reciprocating saw that retails at hardware stores for as little as $100. When fitted with specialized blades, the saws can slice through one of the barrier’s steel-and-concrete bollards in a matter of minutes, according to the agents, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly about the barrier-defeating techniques.

After cutting through the base of a single bollard, smugglers can push the steel out of the way, allowing an adult to fit through the gap. Because the bollards are so tall — and are attached only to a panel at the very top — their length makes them easier to push aside once they have been cut and are left dangling, according to engineers consulted by The Washington Post.

Read more at: https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/smugglers-are-sawing-through-new-sections-of-trumps-border-wall/2019/11/01/25bf8ce0-fa72-11e9-ac8c-8eced29ca6ef_story.html?wpisrc=nl_most&wpmm=1

[Sighlass]

Sorry time to shoot to kill some of these bastards.

[berdie]

Since this WaPo I'm not sure.

But I do believe that if people want in...nothing will stop them. Where there's a will, there's a way. Just like thieves that get into houses.

[GtHawk]

Sorry time to shoot to kill some of these bastards.

I believe we have plenty of marksmen in the military to deal with this problem.

[rangerrebew]

Smugglers are sawing through new sections of Trump’s border wall
 
By
Nick Miroff
November 2, 2019 at 9:30 p.m. EDT

SAN DIEGO — Smuggling gangs in Mexico have repeatedly sawed through new sections of President Trump’s border wall in recent months by using commercially available power tools, opening gaps large enough for people and drug loads to pass through, according to U.S. agents and officials with knowledge of the damage.

The breaches have been made using a popular cordless household tool known as a reciprocating saw that retails at hardware stores for as little as $100. When fitted with specialized blades, the saws can slice through one of the barrier’s steel-and-concrete bollards in minutes, according to the agents, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly about the barrier-defeating techniques.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/smugglers-are-sawing-through-new-sections-of-trumps-border-wall/2019/11/01/25bf8ce0-fa72-11e9-ac8c-8eced29ca6ef_story.html

[rangerrebew]

It's providing a map of smuggling routes for the government.

[Right_in_Virginia]

Bezos publishes SO many words, and yet not one photo.