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2010-08-21 -Lurid Crime Tales-

Mexican Drug War Moving North - PHX Police Raid Arsenal

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Posted by Anonymoose 2010-08-21 09:11|| || Front Page|| [11136 views ] Top

#1 If Phoenix had a cartel arsenal, Tucson probably has several, as yet undiscovered. I imagine the Phoenix PD are right now quietly getting very upset. Police rightfully hate being outgunned.

Posted by Anonymoose 2010-08-21 10:19|| 2010-08-21 10:19|| Front Page Top

#2 Heck, got to do better than a mild manner optometrist in Albuquerque. "52 rifles and hand guns, 10 thousand rounds of ammo, 2 ounces of heroin and a lot of pot plants.

Posted by Procopius2k 2010-08-21 10:22|| 2010-08-21 10:22|| Front Page Top

#3 The guns and ammo are no big deal but the Heroin and pot are. And his lack of sanitation (animal and human feces on the floor) doesn't make me wish to have him working on my eyes.

Posted by tipover 2010-08-21 11:14|| 2010-08-21 11:14|| Front Page Top

#4 Sorry, talking about the optometrist...

Posted by tipover 2010-08-21 11:15|| 2010-08-21 11:15|| Front Page Top

#5 The weapons in the photo are new. Looks like a transfer point for the drugs and guns. Crazy.

Posted by 49 Pan 2010-08-21 11:24|| 2010-08-21 11:24|| Front Page Top

#6 Good catch, 'Moose.

Posted by badanov 2010-08-21 11:56|| http://www.freefirezone.org 2010-08-21 11:56|| Front Page Top

#7 Be interesting to see nation of origin for those AK-47 (assuming they are the real deal, full auto). Venezuela or Iran would certainly be interesting.

Posted by OldSpook 2010-08-21 12:58|| 2010-08-21 12:58|| Front Page Top

#8 Nonsense, OldSpook. They were purchased here at a gun show and were just being gathered up for shipment to Mexico. The president of the US and the president of Mexico said so.

Posted by Rambler in Virginia 2010-08-21 13:07|| 2010-08-21 13:07|| Front Page Top

#9 We have a criminally negligent government with their worthless ICE department aiding this mayhem all for a voting block you are not going to want.

It needs to get called out and pin the blame directly on the Democrats.

Posted by newc 2010-08-21 14:09|| 2010-08-21 14:09|| Front Page Top

#10 Looks like a transfer point for the drugs and guns.

Likely. But I wonder if the AKs came North over the border, for distribution to other enclaves.

Posted by Pappy 2010-08-21 15:36|| 2010-08-21 15:36|| Front Page Top

#11 newc, actually, the Republicans have a hand in this. Business owners like the cheap labor. Otherwise, we would have had a fence during the Bush administration.

Posted by Rambler in Virginia 2010-08-21 15:54|| 2010-08-21 15:54|| Front Page Top

#12 Would that be the approved fence that was un-funded by the Pelosicrats in '07?

Posted by Muggsy Glink 2010-08-21 18:41|| 2010-08-21 18:41|| Front Page Top

#13 an ACTUAL (triple) fence got built in the San Diego sector. The cut in Illegal Alien infiltration was HUGE

Posted by Frank G 2010-08-21 18:57|| 2010-08-21 18:57|| Front Page Top

#14 Pappy, that's very probably the case. Problem is a civilian cheapo Egyptian Maadi looks the same as an AK-47, and the press is unremittingly stupid when it comes to firearms. We are fortunate enough they got a designation other than "Assault rifle" they usually use for anything bigget than a pop gun.

If these are the real thing, select fire AK47, then they likely did come from the south, to the north for distribution.

Posted by OldSpook 2010-08-21 18:58|| 2010-08-21 18:58|| Front Page Top

#15 Mexican press generally knows what an AK and an AR-15 is, but as with their American counterparts, not so free with the information as to whether they are select fire or just semi-automatics. When you read about assault rifles in Mexican press, that is really what they are.

Posted by badanov 2010-08-21 20:37|| 2010-08-21 20:37|| Front Page Top

#16 I could be mistaken, but my assessment would be new, commercially manufactured semi-autos. Military contract weapons from Russia, FSU, or Chinese manufacturers come multiple count to the crate, not in individually boxed with faded, milspec ammo pouches as seen in the photo. Kalashnikov's with bulky, full wooden stocks are not the preferred choice of terrorists or drive-by drug dealers. Looks like a gun show sideline or hobby business to me.

Posted by Besoeker 2010-08-21 20:52|| 2010-08-21 20:52|| Front Page Top

#17 got a very nice SKS(Like an AK-47 (Like an AK but semi only) at a gunshow and it came out of an wooden box alongside 20 or so others, wooden stck as you said, with ONE magazine and three stripper clips.
I had to de-visqueen it.

I agree, I'd have to see the side whether or not it had a select fire lever.

Posted by Redneck Jim 2010-08-21 22:26|| 2010-08-21 22:26|| Front Page Top

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