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posted by Fnord666 on Thursday November 16 2017, @02:42AM   Printer-friendly
from the reload-quickly dept.

Drug-Shooting 'Bazooka' Seized In Mexico As Smugglers Aim Skyward

As Mexican authorities continue to crack down on drug smugglers, criminals continue to aim high in a bid to evade them. Last week, Mexican authorities seized a jury-rigged bazooka and nearly one ton of marijuana in the border town of Agua Prieta in Sonora state, the Mexican Attorney General said in a statement.

The bazooka had been "adapted" to use a compressor for launching drugs into the United States. The Mexican daily El Universal reports the device was inside a van with a sliding roof, allowing the bazooka to shoot the drugs from the cover of the vehicle.

Agua Prieta lies directly across the border from Douglas, Ariz. Last year, Mexican federal authorities found yet another "homemade bazooka" in the town, this one measuring nearly 10 feet long, alongside an air compressor inside a modified panel van with no license plate. Officials say it was apparently used for launching projectiles, possibly drugs, across the border.

If "legal" retail prices for cannabis drop, maybe these will be packed with heroin or cocaine instead.


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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday November 16 2017, @03:02AM (2 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday November 16 2017, @03:02AM (#597563)

    And bribing a border guard still gets the semi through.

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday November 16 2017, @06:37AM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday November 16 2017, @06:37AM (#597604)

    This isn't a communist country. Bribes don't go over all that well. When you offer or demand a bribe, there is a decent chance that the other party will report it.

    We can randomize the guards and hide their identity. This makes bribes much less likely to succeed.

    Cutting down on border traffic would help. There are plenty of other countries to trade with: Canada, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, New Zealand, Australia, Thailand, Burma, Uruguay, Chile, Taiwan, and all those European countries.