Should all these illegals be charged with smuggling drugs 12 men, four women, and one 16-year-old boy?
About half a ton of marijuana was seized and 17 illegal immigrants were intercepted by U.S. Customs and Border Protection marine interdiction crews in two different operations in San Diego Tuesday night.
The boat filled with the load of cannabis was discovered in Mission Bay, while the vessel transporting the undocumented aliens was stopped off of Leucadia, California.
A CBP Midnight Express interceptor vessel, spotted an apparently abandoned boat, tied up to a dock in Mission Bay. Agents discovered packages of marijuana inside the cabin and hidden within the floor, which weighed 997 pounds and are worth an estimated half a million dollars. Authorities revealed the seized vessel is registered in California.
In a second smuggling attempt about 3:30 a.m. on Wednesday, a CBP craft patrolling the area some two miles off shore from Leucadia, California, spotted a 36-foot fishing boat which fled when the CBP vessel approached. After a brief pursuit, agents brought the vessel and 17 persons on board to shore.
U.S. Border Patrol agents took custody of 12 men, four women, and one 16-year-old boy, all of whom are illegal immigrants and are believed to be Mexican citizens. An investigation has been initiated by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
http://www.examiner.com/x-9270-LA-Border-and-Immigration-Examiner~y2010m3d5-CBP-seizes-halfton-marijuana-intercepts-17-Illegal-Immigrants
Why would the parents of a 16-year-old boy allow their son to be involved in smuggling of drugs ? And the illegals knew those packages aboard the boat were not care packages. Should they all be charged since they all were caught with drugs ?
no i tried it 10 times
better to get the scum at the top that was engaging them to smugle
Yes!
Whether they will be charged with drug smuggling is up to the authorities although typically people pay drug smugglers to bring them into the country. (coyotes) Normally when they go that route it tends to be a bit more of a sure thing and they pay $2500-$5000 each rather than just jumping the fence or crossing the river. ICE will most likely treat these people like all the rest and it will be civil and they will be deported and a 10 year bar will be issued. Although the 10 year bar does not mean much to them because there is no way in hell the US is going to let them in legally anyway. The greencard wait in Mexico is up to 8 years or more. They are processing applications from 1999 right now and if they did not have family here they took a risk of coming in illegally and now they have to pay the consequences whatever they may be. If you were hitching a ride and the police pulled the car over and found drugs should you be charged because you were in the same car? Now if you were smoking the pot and your pockets were full of it too then they will charge you so the authorities will most likely not charge them with the drug smuggling.