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2025-01-08 Home Front: WoT
CBP seizes rocket launcher at Arizona port
[JustTheNews] A rocket launcher and “rocket-propelled grenades” were headed into Mexico before it was thwarted by United States Customs and Border Protection in Nogales, Ariz.

CBP explained that the weapons taken on Dec. 28 would likely be used to support the drug cartels.

“Great interception!” Port Director Michael W. Humphries tweeted on Tuesday.

“CBP officers working outbound operations at the Nogales POE seized a rocket launcher and 2 rocket-propelled grenades hidden in a car headed to Mexico. The cache was likely intended to protect the cartels and their fentanyl production labs in Mexico,” he continued.

The confiscation comes at a time when President-elect Donald Trump is vowing for major policy changes at the border, including dubbing the cartels as terrorist organizations, according to Reuters. The decision to escalate what the cartels are classified as could signal a change in strategy in how the U.S. government faces them, as the groups are already major causes for illicit drug trafficking into the country.

In addition, the Republican is expected to bring back the “Remain in Mexico” policy for migrants crossing illegally and resume the construction of the border wall.

The Port of Nogales is considered a hub for trade and migration in the Tucson sector of Arizona.
Posted by Skidmark 2025-01-08 07:30|| || Front Page|| [11155 views ]  Top
 File under: Narcos 

#1 Arizona has ports?
Posted by Mercutio 2025-01-08 12:48||   2025-01-08 12:48|| Front Page Top

#2 ^ My first thought as well. Referring to "Port of Entry" I guess
Posted by Frank G 2025-01-08 12:55||   2025-01-08 12:55|| Front Page Top

#3 Wait, what are you saying? I just bought some ocean front property there.
Posted by swksvolFF 2025-01-08 12:59||   2025-01-08 12:59|| Front Page Top

#4 If we pick up 20 percent of the contraband at the border, only 4 RPG launchers made it through. Guess I’ll watch my sports in TV until this all shakes out.
Posted by Super Hose 2025-01-08 13:57||   2025-01-08 13:57|| Front Page Top

#5 It was inert. Either someone bought a training unit and didn't know better or.....
Posted by TZSenator 2025-01-08 14:26||   2025-01-08 14:26|| Front Page Top

#6 Hate those Nerts.
Posted by Skidmark 2025-01-08 15:31||   2025-01-08 15:31|| Front Page Top

#7 RPG launchers don’t explode. They are just pointing sticks. The grenades that you load into them are the problem. As we learned early in the GWOT, you can actually launch the grenades without the launcher Inshallah style.
Posted by Super Hose 2025-01-08 16:58||   2025-01-08 16:58|| Front Page Top

#8 OBVIOUSLY, they were obtained through a gun-show loophole, amirite?
Posted by Frank G 2025-01-08 18:09||   2025-01-08 18:09|| Front Page Top

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