Comments on: The Tucson Smoke-Out Hits the Auction Block

By: Rex

Rex — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 09:27:13 +0000

What will this do to the U.S.’s carbon foot-print?

By: vinotinto

vinotinto — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:15:47 +0000

I agree Michel…era pura broma

By: Michel

Michel — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:53:05 +0000

@vinotinto,
To be fair, that money goes into illegal immigration seizures and customs laws enforcement, too.
No, somewhere there is a number specifically for the burning, by pound, of dope. I want that number.

@drift,
Quit bragging! And have a great trip.

By: drift

drift — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:08:26 +0000

so completely off the subject, im right now on I-85 as i type this, being a wingman for a friend of mine cuz he didnt want to roll on his own to puerto penasco, and her friend doesnt listen to hip/hop and r&b, the hell kind of Broad is she?!?!?!?!??!???!?!!?

By: vinotinto

vinotinto — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:46:42 +0000

@ Michel
if it’s a million pounds then it cost $13,700 per pound to seize and destroy. Maybe they should just consider buying it and destroying it. Wouldn’t it be more cost effective?

By: Michel

Michel — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:16:43 +0000

@vintotinto,
I’m getting the numbers from CBP at some point today but on average, they’re capturing about one million pounds a year, mostly weed.
For perspective, in 2007, the GAO stated that 275 metric tons of coke were shipped to Mexico specifically for delivery to the U.S. From that, 37 metric tons were seized by law enforcement in both countries. Roughly 15 percent. That, I presume, included the 3.3 tons that were recovered from the Yucatan Peninsula after a CIA-owned plane crashed there.

By: vinotinto

vinotinto — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:21:36 +0000

from US Budget 2009 in millions of dollars:
Total, ICE/Immigration and Customs Enforcement 4,228.0
Total, ICE/Automation Modernization, Immigration and Customs Enforcement 57.0
Total, ICE/Construction 5.0
Total, CBP/Customs and Border Protection 7,715.0
Total, CBP/Automation Modernization, Customs and Border Protection 256.0
Total, CBP/Construction, Customs and Border Protection 403.0
Total, CBP/Border Security Fencing, Infrastructure, and Technology 745.0
Total, CBP/Air and Marine Interdiction, Operations, Maintenance, and Procur 354.0

Total: 13.7 billion, How many pounds of drugs were seized in 2009?

By: johnny

johnny — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:33:15 +0000

yeah well remember carlos not only are the cartels making money off the sale of drugs so is the US cmon that will never happen its all about money for both sides

By: Carlos

Carlos — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:30:41 +0000

They just need to distribute all the drugs to the addicts for free, everytime they do a large bust, continue doing so. That will deffinitely interrupt the Cartels sales.

By: frontera

frontera — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:57:49 +0000

Lets see,a border patrol agents makes between 31 k and 50k a year , times howmany thousands of agents? Plus all thier benefits.
Plus all thier trucks they run into the ground …….hmmm no big deal,let the tax payer pay for it. We only have
record deficts as far as the eye can see. End prohibition on drugs.