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General Category => Immigration/Border => Topic started by: flowers on April 17, 2015, 03:49:15 pm

Title: Shocking images from cameras on Texas-Mexico border capture steady stream of illegal immigrants sneaking into the United States with packages of drugs and guns
Post by: flowers on April 17, 2015, 03:49:15 pm

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3042805/Shocking-images-cameras-Texas-Mexico-border-capture-steady-stream-illegal-immigrants-sneaking-United-States-packages-drugs-guns.html

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Cameras placed along Texas' 1,200-mile border with Mexico have captured the stream of illegal immigrants sneaking into the country on a daily basis.

The network of more than 1,000 motion detectors, similar to those used to film wildlife, have been placed strategically in areas that have not been secured - where Mexican citizens can cross and evade capture with ease.

They helped border guards apprehend nearly 30,000 suspects and led to 88,400 pounds of drugs being seized in 2014 as part of Operation Drawbridge.

The system has also had a significant impact on Mexican cartels and their ability to smuggle narcotics, people and stolen vehicles between the two countries.

Title: Re: Shocking images from cameras on Texas-Mexico border capture steady stream of illegal immigrants sneaking into the United States with packages of drugs and guns
Post by: Fishrrman on April 18, 2015, 02:51:41 am

Interesting that we have to rely on an off-shore media source for such information, ain't it ?

Title: Re: Shocking images from cameras on Texas-Mexico border capture steady stream of illegal immigrants sneaking into the United States with packages of drugs and guns
Post by: flowers on April 18, 2015, 03:21:37 pm

Quote from: Fishrrman on April 18, 2015, 02:51:41 am

Interesting that we have to rely on an off-shore media source for such information, ain't it ?

Yes....for this type of news and almost anything else as well.

Title: Re: Shocking images from cameras on Texas-Mexico border capture steady stream of illegal immigrants sneaking into the United States with packages of drugs and guns
Post by: EC on April 18, 2015, 04:27:26 pm

Quote from: Fishrrman on April 18, 2015, 02:51:41 am

Interesting that we have to rely on an off-shore media source for such information, ain't it ?

To attempt to be totally fair (don't make me do this again!) a story like this, about the US, is a comfortably remote distraction from the problems here at home that our media don't cover. For those I tend to look at the French, German or Russian media.  :shrug: