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| CBP seizes rocket launcher at Arizona port |
| 2025-01-08 |
| [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. Related: Nogales: 2023-12-09 Arizona governor requests $512 million reimbursement from Biden for southern border security 'failure' Nogales: 2023-06-05 Federal agents make huge seizure of fentanyl in Arizona, enough to kill every American plus Nogales: 2023-02-28 San Diego Border Patrol seizes massive quantity of deadly, powerful drug, arrests three during traffic stop Related: Tucson sector: 2024-05-15 Arizona Rep. Biggs says border crossings in the Tucson border have skyrocketed Tucson sector: 2023-12-17 Democratic Arizona governor deploys National Guard to the southern border after THOUSANDS of migrants surge across to the US at Lukeville Tucson sector: 2023-12-02 Biden Border Crisis Worsens: 9,400 Illegal Aliens Flood Over Southern Border IN LAST 24 HOURS Related: Arizona: 2024-12-26 'Line in the Sand' Film Exposes Money Driving Migrant Industrial Complex Arizona: 2024-12-25 Man charged for threatening NY hotel owners over videos soldier son posted from Gaza Arizona: 2024-12-24 New York Times video saying Democrats will lose even more in future elections based on state-to-state migration data. California, New York, Illinois, & other blue states will lose 12 House seats and electoral votes. |
| Posted by:Skidmark |
| #8 OBVIOUSLY, they were obtained through a gun-show loophole, amirite? |
| Posted by: Frank G 2025-01-08 18:09 |
| #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 |
| #6 Hate those Nerts. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2025-01-08 15:31 |
| #5 It was inert. Either someone bought a training unit and didn't know better or..... |
| Posted by: TZSenator 2025-01-08 14:26 |
| #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 |
| #3 Wait, what are you saying? I just bought some ocean front property there. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2025-01-08 12:59 |
| #2 ^ My first thought as well. Referring to "Port of Entry" I guess |
| Posted by: Frank G 2025-01-08 12:55 |
| #1 Arizona has ports? |
| Posted by: Mercutio 2025-01-08 12:48 |