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    DPS makes largest pot seizure in agency history
    by KTAR.com (February 2nd, 2011 @ 2:31pm)

    PHOENIX - The Department of Public Safety made the largest marijuana seizure in agency history last week when they stopped a cattle truck loaded with more than two tons of pot.

    The truck, which was loaded with 68 head of cattle and 4,535 pounds of marijuana, was stopped while it was traveling on the Interstate 10, east of Tucson.

    The DPS officer arrested Juan Francisco Aguayo, a Mexican citizen with permanent resident alien status who was driving the truck.

    The largest marijuana seizure following a traffic stop used to be about 4,100 pounds, according to the Arizona Highway Patrol Division.
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    From my state, Washington:
    Source: http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2011/0...+Breaking+News

    LEGISLATURE: Driver’s license bill called racist, anti-immigrant
    By The Spokesman-Review

    A legislative hearing over a proposal to make driver’s license applicants give the state a Social Security number and a verifiable residence was abruptly halted after some members of the audience called the plan racist and anti-immigrant.

    Senate Transportation Chairwoman Mary Margaret Haugen, D-Camano Island, ended the Thursday hearing when several people in the audience tried to shout her down over the purpose of Senate Bill 5407.

    The panel had listened to a full hour of testimony, with some witnesses saying the bill would make the state safer by preventing terrorists from obtaining licenses and others who said it would make the state less safe because undocumented immigrants would still drive, but without licenses or insurance.

    Haugen insisted several times the bill wasn’t about immigration: “To work in this country, you have to have a Social Security Number. We’re just asking for a Social Security number.”

    When she asked Department of Licensing staff to explain how the bill would work, they said applicants would be asked for the number, as they are now. If there’s any question about residence, licensing staff must “establish whether they are lawfully present” in the state.

    The panel will return to the issue later, she said.
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    I am an enrolled American Indian. When I renew, I have to show just about everything except my BIA ID card. Heck, if I want a library card, I need a utility bill with my name/address on it. No wonder the illegals are flocking here to to get ''legit'' driver's licenses. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out what they can do in other states armed with an official ID from good ol' lax WA state.
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    Sheriff: Suspect in officer's death was illegal immigrant
    by Colin Smith/KTAR (May 10th, 2011 @ 12:48pm)

    PHOENIX -- The suspect in the shooting death of a Buckeye police officer was an illegal immigrant who should have been deported years ago, authorities said Tuesday.

    The suspect, Cesar Leon, 27, was killed in the same gun battle that left Officer Rolando Tirado dead and Officer Christopher Paz wounded outside a Phoenix swap meet-party place on May 1. The officers were off-duty, but in uniform and working security at El Gran Mercado.

    Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio said Leon was in the United States on a visitors' visa and was a convicted felon who should have been deported when he was released from a Los Angeles County jail.

    "Many officers have been killed by illegal immigrants," Arpaio said. "Start checking the record. If they weren't here, these incidents wouldn't be occurring."

    The sheriff added that Leon was a known gang member with an extensive record.

    The executive director of the Arizona Police Association, Brian Livingston, said Leon was a known gang member in the Los Angeles area and asked why he was not deported when he was released earlier this year from a California state prison where he served time for violating terms of his green card.

    "We have to know and nobody in California is speaking up and advising us why it wasn't done the first time," Livingston said.

    "It was more than a mistake. This person should have been deported back in 2005 when his criminal activity originally started."

    Livingston said the attack on the officers may have been premeditated. He said the manner in which Tirado was shot was similar to the way members of Leon's gang were trained to kill.
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    Sheriff Arpaio: Illegal arrested at Palo Verde nuke plant

    PHOENIX -- An illegal immigrant used a fake ID to get past security and entered the Palo Verde Nuclear plant west of Phoenix, according to Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio.

    "We have arrested an illegal alien who has penetrated and gone into the Palo Verde nuclear plant," Arpaio said Thursday, adding that he is outraged at another example of the lack of security along the Arizona-Mexico border.

    Cruz Loya Alvares was taken into custody by Sheriff Deputies Wednesday and interrogated by the Sheriff's Human Smuggling detectives.

    Cruz admitted to deputies he has been in the U.S. for most of the past 15 years. He was detained and deported in 2000 but paid a coyote re-entry into the U.S.

    Also, he was cited by Mesa Police last month for driving with a suspended license.

    According to Sheriff Arpaio, Cruz tried to gain access to the Nuclear power plant on Monday but was denied entrance because his Mexican Driver's license was expired.

    "To some extent security at this nuclear power plant worked," Arpaio said in a released statement. "But still, an illegal immigrant was permitted to gain access to this facility. This raises the question: how safe is Palo Verde really if an illegal alien can gain access to this nation's largest nuclear power facility?

    "This suggests to me that sadly, like our nation's borders, our most critical public utilities/installations are perhaps not nearly as safely guarded as they need to be."

    Two different people working in security at the power plant also told Sheriff's officials that drivers of contractor's vehicles can "vouch" for the passengers if no identification documents are on hand at the time of entry.

    "In post 9/11 times, "vouching" for employees who contractor's know little about is not good practice for a facility as critical as a nuclear power plant," Arpaio added.

    Jim McDonald with APS said the highly secured areas were properly protected.

    "No question about the safety of the plant or of the public as a result of this," he said. "Reactors, control rooms, any kind of vital system," employees have to have extensive background checks to gain access.

    Palo Verde is the nation's largest nuclear plant. It is 50 miles west of downtown Phoenix.
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    600 lbs. of Marijuana Seized and 49 Illegal Aliens Arrested over the last five days by Sheriff’s Deputies
    Arpaio continues to crack down on illegal immigration and drug trafficking

    (Maricopa County, AZ) Sheriff Joe Arpaio says Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office deputies seized over 600 lbs. of marijuana over the last 24 hours and arrested seven illegal aliens during a drug suppression investigation. Sheriff’s Human Smuggling detectives have also arrested 42 illegal aliens in the act of being smuggled into Maricopa County over the past five days.

    While working a drug suppression operation in the Southwest area Sheriff’s deputies, with the assistance of the Border Patrol, seized over 600 lbs. of marijuana and arrested seven illegal aliens who were attempting to smuggle the marijuana into the U.S.

    Sheriff Arpaio says “Drug trafficking is increasing involving illegal aliens and I am preparing for another drug and illegal alien crime suppression operation.”
    In the last month, Maricopa County Sheriff’s deputies have arrested more than 27 illegal aliens and seized over two tons of marijuana.

    Over the past 5 days, Sheriff’s detectives have arrested 42 illegal aliens in the act of being smuggled into Maricopa County. 15 were arrested just this morning near Fountain Hills. Detectives are still investigating this incident.

    On Tuesday afternoon, Sheriff’s detectives were investigating two vehicles near Fountain Hills for human smuggling. The first vehicle contained 10 illegal aliens,
    including the coyote, which were heading to New York, Delaware, Louisiana, New Jersey, Virginia, Maryland, and Kentucky. Six were identified as Mexican Nationals and three were from Guatemala. The coyote claimed that this was his first time that he had done this type of thing.

    The second vehicle contained 10 to 12 illegal aliens who all ran into the desert from Sheriff’s detectives. After a lengthy search of the area using air support and with the assistance of DPS, only three were found and arrested. This group was heading to Ohio.

    On Friday, the Maricopa County Sheriff’s detectives discovered a vehicle near Gila Bend which was being used to smuggle illegal aliens into the country. It was carrying 6 illegals and a coyote. While searching the vehicle an AK47 was located under the back seat. This group was heading to Phoenix.

    On Saturday night, Sheriff’s detectives were investigating a drop house in Gila Bend and found 9 more illegals. This group was also heading to Phoenix.
    These groups admitted to crossing the border near Altar, Sonoyta, and Sasabe.

    Of all those arrested, seven illegal aliens were booked into the 4th Avenue Jail on drug charges, while 19 illegal aliens and one U.S. citizen, Jared Moran (01/11/1993), were booked into the 4th Avenue Jail on Human Smuggling related charges. Six juveniles and 2 others were turned over to ICE officials. The investigation continues for the 15 arrested today.

    Sheriff Arpaio says “Illegal aliens continue to cross the border into the United States, violating the law, whether it is the illegal immigration or drug laws.”
    To date the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office has arrested over 5,500 illegal aliens involved in human smuggling.
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    Is this enough security?

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    Aw man now I have to add a AT4 to my stock pile

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