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Gas drilling a boom for drug traffickers, too

Houston Chronical -- Energy companies boring into the depths of South Texas in the multibillion-dollar hunt for natural gas and oil are opening a growing fissure in U.S.-Mexico border security as they build hundreds of miles of private back roads and an uncharted pipeline to America for drug traffickers.

Roads running through remote ranchlands now enable tractor-trailers and pickups to avoid Border Patrol highway checkpoints.

Traffickers are useing the southwest-most stretches of the massive Eagle Ford shale formation, which stretches from Mexico all the way to East Texas, to their advantage by trying to corrupt truck drivers, contractors and gate personnel. Authorities also speculate that they are trying to make "cloned" copies of legitimate trucks and use contractor-like vehicles to avoid standing out.

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Submitted Jul 16, 2012 By: mobal

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LetemEatCake Champion Author Oklahoma City Posts:5,596 Points:1,204,605 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Jul 17, 2012 10:10:02 PM Ignore LetemEatCake Report Abuse Yep, very interesting. Thanks for posting Mobal!
KrsnaDragon Champion Author Montreal Posts:2,407 Points:530,550 Joined:Nov 2011	Message Posted: Jul 17, 2012 5:02:12 AM Ignore KrsnaDragon Report Abuse Interesting.
Bud122CA Champion Author California Posts:7,466 Points:1,605,100 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: Jul 16, 2012 11:57:42 PM Ignore Bud122CA Report Abuse Why wouldn't they? They have the money to invest and they have used this tactic before.
bonzoonfmb Champion Author Florida Posts:1,782 Points:643,835 Joined:Feb 2010	Message Posted: Jul 16, 2012 11:45:30 PM Ignore bonzoonfmb Report Abuse It is obvious that the energy companies don't care that their private roads are being used for this. Until it is determined that they are aware of cases where this is being done and they didn't stop it there is not much that whatever authorities that this is their responsibility can do.
us4usa Champion Author Missouri Posts:5,987 Points:1,112,310 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: Jul 16, 2012 11:43:39 PM Ignore us4usa Report Abuse Supply and demand at work???
Cableman66 Champion Author North Carolina Posts:2,110 Points:489,945 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Jul 16, 2012 11:41:25 PM Ignore Cableman66 Report Abuse Not to worry Obama and Home Land Security will find a way to cover this issue. Oh yea lets start a program called Slow and Stupid sort of like the ATF deal and then claim executive privilege.
kgbellman Champion Author Ann Arbor Posts:2,713 Points:731,840 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Jul 16, 2012 11:36:34 PM Ignore kgbellman Report Abuse Always a new loop hole for them to use
frostyWV Champion Author West Virginia Posts:2,339 Points:519,235 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Jul 16, 2012 11:36:26 PM Ignore frostyWV Report Abuse they keep trying.
Vette1967 Champion Author Albany Posts:5,962 Points:1,275,025 Joined:Jun 2009	Message Posted: Jul 16, 2012 11:30:40 PM Ignore Vette1967 Report Abuse interesting....
Geo4564 Champion Author Nevada Posts:6,917 Points:1,568,545 Joined:Aug 2007	Message Posted: Jul 16, 2012 11:29:48 PM Ignore Geo4564 Report Abuse very clever
radstoy Champion Author Pennsylvania Posts:16,459 Points:3,220,705 Joined:Feb 2003	Message Posted: Jul 16, 2012 11:27:41 PM Ignore radstoy Report Abuse couple of fifty calibers will take care of the probllem
10k Champion Author North Carolina Posts:21,249 Points:2,254,020 Joined:May 2006	Message Posted: Jul 16, 2012 11:25:49 PM Ignore 10k Report Abuse let's build us a nice new pretty demilitarized zone a coupla miles wide-mine that sucker, and if drug traffickers get through w/o blowing up, then shoot 'em arizona style ;)
rxman1 Champion Author Toledo Posts:9,545 Points:1,861,895 Joined:Nov 2007	Message Posted: Jul 16, 2012 11:25:20 PM Ignore rxman1 Report Abuse How about stopping this?
pastorpaulcg Champion Author Virginia Posts:3,615 Points:775,785 Joined:Dec 2010	Message Posted: Jul 16, 2012 11:20:09 PM Ignore pastorpaulcg Report Abuse Wherever there's a market, suppliers will find a way
boatfloyd Champion Author Jacksonville Posts:1,718 Points:387,975 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: Jul 16, 2012 11:19:42 PM Ignore boatfloyd Report Abuse Far-Out.
Dragnet Champion Author Arizona Posts:15,406 Points:2,908,760 Joined:Jul 2004	Message Posted: Jul 16, 2012 11:19:22 PM Ignore Dragnet Report Abuse not a doubt they will find a way
Bigwaynef Champion Author South Carolina Posts:11,472 Points:2,080,760 Joined:Dec 2006	Message Posted: Jul 16, 2012 11:17:59 PM Ignore Bigwaynef Report Abuse Alrighty then...
tedjm1 Champion Author New York Posts:5,609 Points:800,300 Joined:Dec 2006	Message Posted: Jul 16, 2012 11:17:09 PM Ignore tedjm1 Report Abuse They will always find a way to bypass the law.
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Buddy2264 Champion Author Tampa Posts:11,654 Points:2,359,970 Joined:Oct 2005	Message Posted: Jul 16, 2012 11:15:46 PM Ignore Buddy2264 Report Abuse I would guess it stops when the end users no longer wants the products. Maybe we should put more effort on the WHY of that question.
heartbroken2010 Champion Author Ottawa Posts:4,344 Points:897,235 Joined:Aug 2010	Message Posted: Jul 16, 2012 11:14:48 PM Ignore heartbroken2010 Report Abuse bring in the drones.
cheapertvs Champion Author Richmond Posts:10,285 Points:2,741,720 Joined:Jan 2004	Message Posted: Jul 16, 2012 11:14:05 PM Ignore cheapertvs Report Abuse Sounds like these drug traffickers are being innovative.
Lou08 Champion Author California Posts:1,084 Points:252,410 Joined:Feb 2008	Message Posted: Jul 16, 2012 11:13:38 PM Ignore Lou08 Report Abuse Build a smart fence and when they make it over shoot them on sight!!!
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Blue_Cruzer Champion Author Lexington Posts:7,515 Points:1,668,610 Joined:Mar 2007	Message Posted: Jul 16, 2012 11:11:47 PM Ignore Blue_Cruzer Report Abuse Big money is being made by the drug traffickers.
AKmailman Champion Author Alaska Posts:5,633 Points:1,557,565 Joined:Jul 2004	Message Posted: Jul 16, 2012 11:11:31 PM Ignore AKmailman Report Abuse and arming those road is impossible why ?
Ray_10589 Champion Author New York Posts:4,946 Points:1,182,985 Joined:May 2009	Message Posted: Jul 16, 2012 11:10:43 PM Ignore Ray_10589 Report Abuse good point Rich1430
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Agarre Champion Author Richmond Posts:1,335 Points:263,785 Joined:Feb 2012	Message Posted: Jul 16, 2012 10:45:27 PM Ignore Agarre Report Abuse oho
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335d1 Champion Author Virginia Posts:2,376 Points:758,070 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: Jul 16, 2012 4:53:51 PM Ignore 335d1 Report Abuse Anything to sell those drugs.
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bullseye100 Champion Author New Jersey Posts:2,424 Points:583,605 Joined:Aug 2011	Message Posted: Jul 16, 2012 4:18:39 PM Ignore bullseye100 Report Abuse It seems like somebody know enough about this to write an article on it so why don't they just send a copy to the Border Patrol? Seems easy enough to me!!
Amanstrom Champion Author Los Angeles Posts:1,857 Points:537,805 Joined:Jul 2011	Message Posted: Jul 16, 2012 1:53:50 PM Ignore Amanstrom Report Abuse Interesting
ktyson13 Champion Author Maryland Posts:1,541 Points:396,325 Joined:Aug 2010	Message Posted: Jul 16, 2012 1:53:35 PM Ignore ktyson13 Report Abuse let's just legalize drugs and it all goes away. Govn gets more money because they can sell it to junkies.
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Rich1430 All-Star Author Indiana Posts:761 Points:257,340 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: Jul 16, 2012 12:03:09 PM Ignore Rich1430 Report Abuse It is making me wonder how much drug use is prevelant on the oil rigs. Did this factor in on the BP spill. I heard or read little to nothing about it. Is somebody covering something up? Fire the drug users and dealers on the oil rigs. We cannot allow or afford tho have another oil spill.
souly Champion Author Montreal Posts:1,760 Points:431,395 Joined:Jun 2010	Message Posted: Jul 16, 2012 11:22:20 AM Ignore souly Report Abuse need more border patrol thanks for the post