THE BORDER REPORT

These images come from the 45th Military Zone in Caborca. Yesterday morning, three tons of dope were seized in the little town of Pitiquito, about 15 minutes west of Caborca. The military's been steadfastly hunting the Quintero Paez family in the area, an old drug trafficking family that owns property along the border  with the Tohono O'odham Indian Reservation. Since June, rather, since the June 24 military plane crash, 54 tons have been seized, a lieutenant, Rodolfo Hernandez said. Officials still are not saying what caused the plane crash where three soldiers died, but I do know that after that crash, the Army embarked on an intense dope seizure in the area. An official with the Federal Attorney General's Office tells me investigators believe an M-60 was used to drop the plane but the Army has still not released official word on the cause of the crash. Four trucks were seized, heavy-duty Ford and Dodge haulers stolen from Arizona. Twenty-seven baseball caps and half a dozen sweatshirts emblazoned with the Mexican FBI's insignia, AFI, were also found in the load, along with an AK-47 and 55 rounds of ammo.

-- Michael Marizco