You have commented 339 times on Rantburg.

Your Name
Your e-mail (optional)
Website (optional)
My Original Nic        Pic-a-Nic        Sorry. Comments have been closed on this article.
Bold Italic Underline Strike Bullet Blockquote Small Big Link Squish Foto Photo
Submit your comments on this article
Caribbean-Latin America
Badanov's Buzzkill Bulletin
2011-07-15
For a map, click here
Mexican security forces seized a total of 170 kilograms of cocaine and 25.5 kilograms of opium gum in counternarcotics operations in Mexico since July 7th.

  • A detachment of the Mexican 36th Military Zone seized an amount of drugs in Chiapas state July 6th. Along with a unit from the Policia Federal, the unit was manning Checkpoint El Hueyate in the Huixtla municipality when when found 20 kilograms of cocaine hidden inside a truck.

  • A unit of the Mexican 7th Military Zone rescued 20 kidnapping hostages in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon July 9th. The unit was in the Hidalgo colony of the city in response to a citizen's complaint when they rolled up ion the safe house where the hostages were held. Two unidentified individuals were arrested. Two rifles, three bulletproof vests anda vehicle were also seized.

  • A detachment of the Mexican 7th Military Zone detained a Los Zetas operative in Santiago, Nuevo Leon July 10th. Javier Abarte Arreaga, AKA La Jaiba, was arrested at a traffic stop after his identity was established. A .410 gage shotgun, nine shotgun shells, and a vehicle were seized. Abarte Arreaga was wanted for the August, 2010 murder of Santiago mayor Edelmiro Cavazos Leal.

  • A unit of the Mexican 42nd Military Zone seized an amount of drugs in Chihuahua state July 13th. The unit was on patrol in the village of Las Carboneras in Guadalupe y Calvo municipality when 13 kilograms of opium gum were found. In addition to the drugs soldiers seized eight rifles, three handguns, 24 weapons magazines, 480 rounds of ammunition and two vehicles, one of them stolen.

  • A detachment of the Mexican 34th Militatry Zone discovered drugs buried on a beach in Quintana Roo state July 10th. The discovery was made in the Benito Juárez municipality where 20 kilograms of cocaine were seized half buried in the sand.

  • A unit of the 13th Military Zone in Nayarit state seized an amount of drugs July 12th. The unit was on patrol on the Mesa del Nayar-Santa Teresa highway when they rolled up on an abandoned vehicle. Inside soldiers found 12.5 kilograms of opium gum. Other contraband seized included three rifles, three handguns, two weapons magazines and 461 rounds of ammunition.

  • A detachment of the Mexican 7th Military Zone seized a large amount of drugs in the Monterrey, Nuevo Leon area this morning. The unit was on patrol on calle Bosques de Canada in the Bosques de Anahuac colony of San Nicolas de los Garza at about 0200 hrs. when it came upon an abandoned vehicle with its doors open and flashers running. Inside was found 130 kilograms of cocaine in 124 packages.
Posted by:badanov

#9  "There are plenty of Americans who will do menial labor, however, they will be more expensive. A lot more expensive."

Why?

They don't deserve to be.

The time is rapidly approaching when they'll do it for $5.00 per hour and be happy.

Count on it.
Posted by: no mo uro   2011-07-15 19:22  

#8  "VDH stated in an article that only %5 of so of the cost of agricultural produce is labor and %80 is petroleum products and transportation."

So if we lowered the cost of transportation/petroleum 10% and raised the cost of labor 10% it would be a wash.

Drill here, drill now.
Posted by: Barbara   2011-07-15 19:08  

#7  VDH stated in an article that only %5 of so of the cost of agricultural produce is labor and %80 is petroleum products and transportation. the remaining %15 is middle men.

doubling or even tripling the cost of agricultural labor would add only 5-10 cents on the dollar.
Posted by: abu do you love   2011-07-15 18:55  

#6  The problem, S, is that we have no idea what Americans are willing to do for what pay, because we've made it illegal to hire them at cost-effective wages.

Repeal minimum-wage and prevailing-wage laws, crack down on illegals, and watch native-born citizens get jobs.
Posted by: Rob Crawford   2011-07-15 17:24  

#5  It is time. I've have been through chicken processing plants albeit a few years ago. Killing, dismembering, and gutting a chicken was partly automated; partly done by humans. At the time I don't recall any Hispanics doing the work--all East Tennesseans. They were glad to have the jobs. I have been through a lot of manufacturing plants in this part of the country and found the same to be true. It is only fairly recently that you see a high concentration of Hispanics doing menial work. I suspect (but don't know for certain) that many of them are illegals who get paid less than minimum wage under the table.
Posted by: JohnQC   2011-07-15 13:55  

#4  There are plenty of Americans who will do menial labor, however, they will be more expensive. A lot more expensive. How much are you willing to pay for citizen picked lettuce? 30 cents more a head isn't going to suffice. How much? There is a price that will get the lettuce picked and the chickens gutted, perhaps it's time to find out what that price is.

Posted by: S   2011-07-15 13:06  

#3  Too bad, JohnQC. That would make too much sense and you know our politicians can't do that.
Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305   2011-07-15 11:21  

#2  Second the motion, this shit has gone on long enough.
Posted by: Redneck Jim   2011-07-15 09:13  

#1  The south of the border narco-war goes on and on. I might make a suggestion: (1) Control the border and the flow of drugs into the U.S., (2) have the ATF quit letting guns walk across the border to criminals, (3) quit molly-coddling those who are here illegally in an effort to try to curry election favor, (4) reform election laws and enforce them--no voting by illegals with a driver's license, (5) stop wasting valuable tax-payer monies on illegals for every sort of welfare and medical benefit, (6) clamp down on the hiring of illegals in this country--These jobs should go to people are bonafide workers or citizens. That would help the unemployment situation in the U.S. I don't believe the meme (B.S.) that Americans won't do some menial labor. There are plenty of young people graduating from high school every year looking for jobs. They contribute to the unemployment problem. There are plenty of low-skilled workers looking for jobs in the U.S., and (7) tamp down the Soros idea of "open borders" and call it what it is--illegal!
Posted by: JohnQC   2011-07-15 08:53  

00:00