Press Release from US Attorney’s Office – Arizona July 26, 2011:

RIO RICO MAN SENTENCED TO 120 MONTHS IN PRISON FOR TRAFFICKING OVER THREE TONS OF MARIJUANA

TUCSON, Ariz. – Elias Guerrero-Esquer, 44, of Rio Rico, Ariz., was sentenced on July 21, 2011, to 120 months in federal prison by U.S. District Judge Frank R. Zapata. Guerrero-Esquer had pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 1,000 kilograms or more of marijuana and admitted to intending to distribute a total of 3,242 kilograms of marijuana.

A co-conspirator, Venancio Casarez-Sanchez, was found guilty by a federal jury on January 7, 2011, of conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute and possession with the intent to distribute 1,000 kilograms or more of marijuana. He was also sentenced to 120 months in federal prison by Judge Zapata. A third coconspirator,

Manuel Edgardo Cortez, pleaded guilty and is awaiting sentencing. Four other charged members of the conspiracy are fugitives.

The defendants named above were part of a conspiracy responsible for importing and transporting marijuana into and throughout the United States via semi tractor trailer trucks. Once the marijuana was

smuggled into the United States in commercial trucks, it was delivered to various produce warehouses in Nogales, Ariz., and loaded into different tractor-trailers that were licensed to travel within the United States.

Prosecution in this case resulted from three marijuana seizures in 2007 and 2008 totaling 3,242 kilograms of marijuana. On April 28, 2008, law enforcement agents observed a tractor trailer suspected of being

loaded with marijuana leave from a produce warehouse in Nogales, Ariz., and travel to a warehouse in Tucson, Ariz. In Tucson, the conspirators offloaded the marijuana from the tractor trailer and stored it in the warehouse.

A search of the warehouse resulted in 1,313 kilograms of marijuana being seized. At the scene a .40 caliber handgun and a police scanner were found in a pick-up truck that four of the conspirators were passengers in.

The Drug Enforcement Administration, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland

Security Investigations, and the Arizona Department of Public Safety conducted the investigation in this case.

The prosecution was handled by James T. Lacey, Michelle Spaven and Joseph W. Hanley, Assistant U.S.

Attorneys, District of Arizona, Tucson.

CASE NUMBER: CR-10-0039-TUC-FRZ

RELEASE NUMBER: 2011-158 (Esquer)

Press Release from Department of Homeland Security US Customs and Border Protection July 13, 2011:

TUCSON, Ariz. — The following is a snapshot of certain Department of Homeland Security activities along the Southwest border. This rundown provides a thumbnail of each incident.

Joint Field Command Statistics – Yesterday (July 12) in Arizona

(Narcotics weights are measured in pounds)

Marijuana seized 3,935

Cocaine seized 26

Heroin seized 1

Individuals presented in federal court for prosecution* 48

Individuals prosecuted under Operation Streamline* 38

Individuals prosecuted on federal drug charges* 6

*These numbers only represent those apprehended by Border Patrol and presented for prosecution.

On July 12, a 16-year-old U.S. citizen male attempted to enter the United States through a pedestrian lane at the Morley Port in Nogales, Ariz. and was referred for additional questioning. Subsequently, officers discovered a package of heroin taped to his groin. The heroin had a total weight of approximately one pound with an estimated value of $16,190. The subject was taken into custody and referred to Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) for further investigation.

On July 12, a 29-year-old Mexican female attempted to enter the United States through a vehicle lane at the Dennis DeConcini Port and was referred for a secondary inspection. While in secondary, a narcotics detection canine alerted positively to the vehicle. Further investigation led to the discovery of a non-factory compartment behind the front seats. Concealed inside were 10 packages of cocaine weighing more than 26 pounds with an estimated value of $240,695. The subject was taken into custody and referred to ICE HSI for further investigation.

On July 12, a 25-year-old Mexican female attempted to enter the United States through a vehicle lane at the Douglas Port and was referred for a secondary inspection where a narcotics detection canine alerted to the presence of drugs in the vehicle. Further inspection led to the discovery of 58 packages of marijuana concealed in the rear quarter panels. The drugs weighed nearly 80 pounds with an estimated value of $39,462. The subject was taken into custody and referred to ICE HSI for further investigation.

On July 12, a 56-year-old Mexican male attempted to enter the United States through a vehicle lane at the Lukeville, Ariz. Port and was referred for a secondary inspection. In secondary, a CBP canine alerted positively to the presence of drugs inside some items of furniture which the driver was transporting in his truck. A non-intrusive X-ray examination indicated an anomaly inside a couch and loveseat. Subsequently, 15 packages of marijuana, weighing nearly 250 pounds with an estimated value of $125,000, were removed. The subject was taken into custody and referred to ICE HSI for further investigation.

On July 12, Tucson Sector agents stopped two suspicious vehicles driving in tandem. Upon further investigation, agents arrested the driver, a United States citizen, for transporting nine illegal aliens from Mexico. The subjects and vehicles were transported to the Tucson Station for processing.

On July 12, Nogales Station agents using Mobile Surveillance System (MSS) technology detected possible cross-border activity east of Nogales, Ariz. Agents responded and apprehended four illegal aliens attempting to flee south toward Mexico and found five bundles of marijuana weighing approximately 230 pounds with an estimated value of $115,000. All four subjects, including one juvenile, are being prosecuted on federal drug smuggling charges.

On July 12, Ajo Station agents apprehended a 26-year-old Mexican illegal alien who admitted to being a member of the Sureño 13 street gang. During processing, the Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System (IAFIS) revealed criminal convictions for participation in a criminal street gang, felony vehicle theft, and a previous removal from the United States. The subject is being prosecuted for Re-Entry of an Aggravated Felon.

On July 12, Wellton Station Border Patrol agents were patrolling near Camp Grip, a forward operating base located on the Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge, when they discovered four backpacks abandoned near Poso Nuevo Road. The backpacks contained eight plastic-wrapped packages of marijuana weighing over 192 pounds with an estimated value of $96,000.

On July 12, Yuma Station agents were patrolling near the Colorado River and County 16th Street when they received a report of possible illicit cross-border activity. Agents responded and found 15 bundles of marijuana that appeared to have been dropped from an ultra-light aircraft. The marijuana weighed more than 245 pounds with an estimated value of $122,800.

In February, CBP announced the Arizona Joint Field Command (JFC)—an organizational realignment that brings together Border Patrol, Air and Marine, and Field Operations under a unified command structure to integrate CBP’s border security, commercial enforcement, and trade facilitation missions to more effectively meet the unique challenges faced in the Arizona area of operations.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) promotes homeland security and public safety through the criminal and civil enforcement of federal laws governing border control, customs, trade, and immigration. ICE and CBP collaborate in investigations regarding criminal organizations with a nexus to the border.

Since launching the Southwest Border Initiative in March 2009, the Obama administration has engaged in an unprecedented effort to bring focus and intensity to Southwest border security, coupled with a reinvigorated, smart and effective approach to enforcing immigration laws in the interior of our country.

– DHS —

Press Release from US Customs and Border Protection July 7, 2011:

Record Number of Body Carriers Apprehended at Arizona Ports

Four in one day at San Luis Port

TUCSON, Ariz. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers working at Arizona ports have apprehended 295 body carriers to date for Fiscal Year 2011 (Oct. 1, 2010 to present). “Body carriers” are individuals who attempt to smuggle drugs by strapping packages to their bodies, under their clothes.

“Apprehensions of body carriers highlight our officers’ attention to detail,” stated David P. Higgerson, director of Field Operations in Tucson. “Our ability to detect this type of deception, identify what is out of the norm, is critical to the success of CBP operations, and ultimately meeting our mission goals.”

The most recent body carrier apprehensions occurred yesterday at the San Luis Port, with the first occurring yesterday morning. A CBP officer screening people crossing on foot noticed a 17-year-old female had inconsistencies in her travel itinerary and manner of clothing. The officer referred her for a secondary inspection resulting in the discovery of five packages of methamphetamine weighing close to four pounds. The estimated street value is $60,000. The teenager, a U.S. citizen living in San Luis, Sonora, was taken into custody and turned over to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) for further investigation.

The second interception involved two young males: one a U.S. citizen, the other a permanent resident. A CBP officer screening people crossing on foot late in the afternoon stopped the pair as they attempted to cross. Due to inconsistencies in their behavior, the officer referred them for a secondary inspection where each subject was found to have one package of marijuana taped to the lower abdomen area. The narcotics weighed more than one pound each and have a total street value of $1,200. The subjects, in their late teens to early twenties and residing in San Luis, Sonora, were turned over to the San Luis Police Department for further investigation.

The third incident occurred later in the evening when a CBP officer stopped a 20-year-old Mexican woman from San Luis, Sonora, as she attempted to cross on foot. Due to inconsistencies in her travel itinerary and manner of clothing, the officer referred her for a secondary search where two packages of methamphetamine were found strapped to the woman’s body. The packages, weighing more than two pounds, have an estimated street value of $35,000. The subject was taken into custody and turned over to ICE HSI for further investigation.

These most recent body-carrier apprehensions bring the total to 295 for this fiscal year, 50 more than all of FY 2010.

Since launching the Southwest Border Initiative in March 2009, the Department of Homeland Security has engaged in an unprecedented effort to bring focus and intensity to Southwest border security, coupled with a reinvigorated, smart and effective approach to enforcing immigration laws in the interior of our country.

A criminal complaint is simply the method by which a person is charged with criminal activity and raises no inference of guilt. An individual is presumed innocent until competent evidence is presented to a jury that establishes guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.

The Office of Field Operations is responsible for securing our borders at the ports of entry. U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers’ primary mission is anti-terrorism. They screen all people, vehicles and goods entering the United States, while facilitating the flow of legitimate trade and travel crossing the border. Their mission also includes carrying out traditional border-related responsibilities, including narcotics interdiction, enforcing immigration law, protecting the nation’s food supply and agriculture industry from pests and diseases, and enforcing trade laws.

-CBP-

U.S. Customs and Border Protection is the unified border agency within the Department of Homeland Security charged with the management, control and protection of our nation’s borders at and between official ports of entry. CBP is charged with keeping terrorists and terrorist weapons out of the country while enforcing hundreds of U.S. laws.

COMMENT: Learning a lot of terms…first “non factory installed compartments” for the places dope is hidden in trucks and cars and now “body carriers”.

Press Release from Department of Homeland Security July 7, 2011:

Senior Administration Officials Release Southwest Border Counternarcotics Strategy

Release Date: July 7, 2011

For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary

NOGALES, Ariz. – Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano today joined National Drug Control Policy Director Gil Kerlikowske, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Commissioner Alan Bersin, DHS Office of Counternarcotics Enforcement Director Grayling Williams, and other public health and safety officials to release the 2011 National Southwest Border Counternarcotics Strategy – a key component of the Obama Administration’s unprecedented efforts to enhance security along the Southwest border. The strategy outlines Federal, state, local, tribal, and international actions to reduce the flow of illicit drugs, cash, and weapons across the border, and highlights the Obama Administration’s support for promoting strong border communities by expanding access to drug treatment and supporting programs that break the cycle of drug use, violence, and crime.

“Disrupting the flow of illegal drugs across our borders is critical to our nation’s safety and security,” said Secretary Napolitano. “Through this strategy, the Obama Administration will continue to strengthen our coordinated efforts to interdict drug traffickers and disrupt their links to terrorism and organized crime.”

“The demand for illegal drugs in America is a driving factor for violence, addiction, and crime on both sides of our border,” said Kerlikowske. “Federal, state, local, tribal, and international efforts to reduce the threat of drug trafficking along the Southwest border are paying off, but we cannot let up. We must continue to dismantle the transnational criminal organizations that prey upon our communities while also supporting programs and initiatives that reduce drug consumption in the United States and Mexico.”

“Drug trafficking cartels are responsible for some of the most devastating violence and criminal activity along the Southwest border and beyond, penetrating into communities large and small throughout this country. To be effective in fighting these criminal organizations, we must aggressively employ all of our international, Federal, state, local and tribal resources, and the strategy unveiled today is a critical piece of this Administration’s comprehensive efforts to dismantle these cartels,” said Attorney General Eric Holder. “Through this strategy and the coordinated efforts with our law enforcement and other partners, we can continue to target these organizations, disrupt domestic transportation and distribution cells, and seize as many of the organization’s assets as possible.”

“Targeting, disrupting and dismantling Mexican drug cartels and their trafficking organizations operating on both sides of the border is a top priority for DEA” said Michele M. Leonhart, Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration. “The National Southwest Border Counternarcotics Strategy strengthens collaboration with our American and Mexican partners as together we seek to reduce drug addiction, secure our border, and bring these traffickers and their leaders to justice.”

The National Southwest Border Counternarcotics Strategy increases coordination and information sharing between Federal, and state and local law enforcement agencies, and calls for continued close collaboration with the Government of Mexico in their efforts against the drug cartels – highlighting national efforts to interdict the southbound flow of weapons and illicit currency and reduce the demand for drugs. The Director of National Drug Control Policy will oversee the implementation of the strategy, in coordination with the Department of Homeland Security, Office of Counternarcotics Enforcement, and the Department of Justice, Office of the Deputy Attorney General. The strategy will be implemented in coordination with other border related efforts, including the Merida Initiative, led by the State Department, and the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) ongoing Southwest border security efforts.

Under the Southwest Border Initiative the Obama Administration has deployed unprecedented amount of personnel, technology, and resources along the Southwest border – nearly doubling the number of Border Patrol agents from approximately 10,000 in 2004 to over 20,700 today, screening of 100% of southbound rail shipments, and for the first time providing critical surveillance capabilities to personnel on the ground through unmanned aerial systems that cover the Southwest border from California to Texas. Over the past two and a half years, DHS has seized 75 percent more currency, 31 percent more drugs, and 64 percent more weapons along the Southwest border as compared to the last two and a half years during the previous administration. Additionally, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has allocated nearly 29 percent of its domestic agent positions to the Southwest border, while U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) increased its Federal agents on the border, and the Department of Justice (DOJ) has secured a record number of extraditions from Mexico: 94 in 2010 compared to 12 in 2000 and trained over 5,400 Mexican prosecutors and investigators.

The National Southwest Border Counternarcotics Strategy is an integral component of the Administration’s broader national drug control policy. This policy includes a renewed commitment to reduce the demand for illegal drugs at home through a balanced approach that provides increased support to prevention, treatment, and other programs.

For a full copy of the 2011 National Southwest Border Counternarcotics Strategy click here.

Increasing Security along the Southwest Border

Since the Obama Administration launched the Southwest Border initiative in March of 2009, the Federal government has devoted an unprecedented amount of personnel, technology and infrastructure to the Southwest border. Despite this effort, drug trafficking across the Southwest border still remains an acute threat to our homeland security and one of our top drug control priorities.

2011 National Southwest Border Counternarcotics Strategy

The National Southwest Border Counternarcotics Strategy is a key component of a comprehensive national response to threats along the Southwest border. The strategy outlines Federal, State, local, tribal and international actions that will substantially reduce the flow of illicit drugs, cash, and weapons across the border. For the first time, the Strategy also includes support for promoting strong border communities by expanding access to drug treatment and supporting programs that break the cycle of drug use, violence, and crime. Developed collaboratively, this strategy complements the National Drug Control Strategy and supports our broader homeland security efforts.

Read the Executive Summary

Read the full 2011 National Southwest Border Counternarcotics Strategy

Read archived strategies:

• 2010 National Southwest Border Counternarcotics Strategy Implementation Update
• 2009 National Southwest Border Counternarcotics Strategy

US Customs and Border Protection Media Update June 17, 2011:

TUCSON, Ariz. — The following is a snapshot of certain Department of Homeland Security activities along the Southwest border. This rundown provides a thumbnail of each incident.

Joint Field Command Statistics – Over the last 48-hours in Arizona
(Narcotics weights are measured in pounds)

Marijuana seized 4,255
Cocaine seized 60
Methamphetamines seized 3
Individuals presented in federal court for prosecution* 214
Individuals prosecuted under Operation Streamline* 140
Individuals prosecuted on federal drug charges* 20

*These numbers only represent those apprehended by Border Patrol and presented for prosecution.

• On June 16, Border Patrol Agents assigned to the Ajo Station apprehended a 30-year-old illegal alien from Mexico near Why, Ariz., who admitted to being an active gang member of the Sureño 13 street gang. The individual is being prosecuted for Re-entry of an Aggravated Felon.

• On June 15, an 18-year-old Mexican female attempted to enter the United States through a Dennis DeConcini Port vehicle lane and was referred for a secondary inspection after a CBP officer observed a possible concealed item. Subsequently, CBP officers discovered two packages of methamphetamines concealed on her body. The narcotics weighed almost three pounds with an estimated value of $41,850. The subject was taken into custody and turned over to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) for further investigation.

• On June 16, a 46-year-old Mexican male attempted to enter the United States through a San Luis vehicle lane and was referred for a secondary inspection. Subsequently, a narcotics detection canine alerted to the vehicle’s firewall. Further inspection led to the removal of 15 packages of cocaine from the vehicle. The narcotics weighed more than 38 pounds with an estimated value of $351,260. The subject was taken into custody and turned over to ICE HSI for further investigation.

• On June 16, a 22-year-old Mexican male attempted to enter the United States through a San Luis Port vehicle lane and was referred for secondary inspection. Subsequently, a narcotics detection canine alerted to the vehicle. Further inspection led to the removal of four packages of cocaine from a non-factory compartment in the vehicle’s dashboard. The narcotics weighed more than 10 pounds with an estimated value of $98,280. The driver was taken into custody and turned over to ICE HSI for further investigation.

• On June 16, a 55-year-old Mexican male driving a tractor trailer loaded with mixed vegetables attempted to enter the United States through a Mariposa Port commercial vehicle lane and was referred for a secondary inspection. Subsequently, during an X-ray inspection, CBP officers observed an anomaly inside the battery compartment. Further inspection led to the removal of several packages of cocaine. The narcotics weighed almost nine pounds with an estimated value of $80,171. The tractor trailer and its cargo were seized by CBP. The subject was taken into custody and turned over to ICE HSI.

In February, CBP announced the Arizona Joint Field Command (JFC)—an organizational realignment that brings together Border Patrol, Air and Marine, and Field Operations under a unified command structure to integrate CBP’s border security, commercial enforcement, and trade facilitation missions to more effectively meet the unique challenges faced in the Arizona area of operations.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) promotes homeland security and public safety through the criminal and civil enforcement of federal laws governing border control, customs, trade, and immigration. ICE and CBP collaborate in investigations regarding criminal organizations with a nexus to the border.

Since launching the Southwest Border Initiative in March 2009, the Obama administration has engaged in an unprecedented effort to bring focus and intensity to Southwest border security, coupled with a reinvigorated, smart and effective approach to enforcing immigration laws in the interior of our country.

– DHS —

Photo courtesy of US Boder Patrol

US Border Patrol Press Release June 17, 2011:

Tucson Sector Border Patrol Agents Seize One Ton of Marijuana from Stolen Vehicle

Narcotics have estimated value of more than $1million

TUCSON, Ariz. – Border Patrol agents assigned to the Ajo Station seized more than one ton of marijuana and recovered a stolen vehicle in the West Desert this morning.Agents were patrolling the border northeast of the Lukeville Port when they discovered an abandoned vehicle in the desert and recovered 92 bundles of marijuana from inside the vehicle. Subsequently, a records check revealed the vehicle had been reported stolen out of Phoenix. The marijuana, with an estimated value of more than $1 million, was transported to the Ajo Station for processing. The vehicle was turned over to the Tohono O’odham Police Department.The Border Patrol is committed to preventing dangerous narcotics from entering U.S. communities. From Oct. 1, 2010 through May 31, 2011, the Tucson Sector Border Patrol has seized nearly three-quarters of a million pounds of marijuana.

Since launching the Southwest Border Initiative in March 2009, the Department of Homeland Security has made significant investments towards establishing a secure and safe border environment and improving the quality of life throughout the communities in the state of Arizona.

The Border Patrol welcomes assistance from the community. Report suspicious activity by calling toll free 1-877-872-7435. All calls will be answered and will remain anonymous.
~CBP~

U.S. Customs and Border Protection is the unified border agency within the Department of Homeland Security charged with management, control and protection of our nation’s borders at and between official ports of entry. CBP is charged with keeping terrorists and terrorist weapons out of the country while enforcing hundreds of U.S. laws.

Photo courtesy of US Customs and Border Protection

US Border Patrol Press Release June 13, 2011:

Tucson Sector Border Patrol Weekend Seizures include Marijuana; Seven Weapons
Narcotics weighed more than 1,600 pounds with estimated $800,000 value

TUCSON, Ariz. – In four separate incidents over the weekend, Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents seized more than 1,600 pounds of marijuana with an estimated value of $800,000 and seven weapons.

On June 12, a Border Patrol canine unit assigned to the State Highway 90 checkpoint alerted to a vehicle which was subsequently referred for a secondary inspection. Further inspection yielded the discovery of 20 small bundles of marijuana concealed in a suitcase in the back seat. The narcotics weighed more than 21 pounds with an estimated value of $10,900. Additionally, agents discovered five loaded weapons in the vehicle. The driver, a 32-year-old U. S. citizen, was arrested and is being prosecuted on federal drug charges. The marijuana and vehicle were seized by Border Patrol and the weapons will be turned over to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms. (Photos Available)

Earlier that same day, Border Patrol agents from the Casa Grande Station recovered 11 bundles of marijuana that were abandoned in a dry creek bed near Cowlic, Ariz. The bundles were discovered 40 yards from Federal Route 12 and were transported to the Casa Grande Station. The narcotics weighed 556 pounds with an estimated value of $278,000.

Also on June 12, agents from the Ajo Station detected three individuals north of Lukeville, Ariz., while using infrared technology. The Horse Patrol and All Terrain Units responded and apprehended the three subjects near State Route 85. One of the subjects was in possession of two loaded weapons, ammunition and a small bag of marijuana. He was taken into custody and turned over to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms for prosecution. The remaining two subjects are being criminally prosecuted for Illegal Entry.

On June 10, a vehicle was referred for a secondary inspection by a U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer assisting Border Patrol agents at the State Highway 80 Checkpoint. Subsequently, a non-intrusive inspection led to the discovery of 13 bricks of marijuana hidden inside the vehicle. The driver and passenger were arrested and transported to Willcox Station for processing. The narcotics weighed 14 pounds with an estimated value of $7,000.

Earlier that day, Border Patrol agents found 22 bundles of marijuana, weighing 1,063 pounds, abandoned southeast of Why, Ariz. The marijuana, with an estimated street value of $531,500, was seized.

The mix of advanced technology and specialty units such as horse patrol and all-terrain vehicle units allow Border Patrol agents to better detect contraband entering the United States and respond quickly in remote areas.

Since launching the Southwest Border Initiative in March 2009, the Department of Homeland Security has made significant investments towards establishing a secure and safe border environment and improving the quality of life throughout the communities in the state of Arizona.

The Border Patrol welcomes assistance from the community. Report suspicious activity by calling toll free 1-877-872-7435. All calls will be answered and will remain anonymous.

~CBP~

U.S. Customs and Border Protection is the unified border agency within the Department of Homeland Security charged with management, control and protection of our nation’s borders at and between official ports of entry. CBP is charged with keeping terrorists and terrorist weapons out of the country while enforcing hundreds of U.S. laws.

 Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano and President Barack Obama would like us to believe the border is more secure than ever.

Except not only do border area ranchers and residents know this is not true, interestingly hunters have been photo-documenting what is going on in our borderlands.

The following photos were emailed to me….

Some trail cam pics mostly in Game Managetments Areas 36B, Some in 36C, one in 36A

As you can see we have both migrants and drug smugglers running around the borderlands south and west of Tucson. And people carrying assualt rifles.

Note: Management Area 36A is described as:  Beginning at the junction of Sandario Road and Arizona Highway 86, Southwesterly on AZ Hwy 86 to AS Hwy 286, southerly on AZ Hwy 286 to the Arivaca Road, easterly on the Arivaca Road to I-19, north on I-19 to the southern boundary of the San Xavier Indian Reservation boundary, westerly and northerly along the reservation boundary to the Sandario Road alignment, north on Sandario Road to AZ Hwy 86.

Most of these photographs were taken in 36B:  Beginning at I-19 and Grand Avenue in Nogales, southwest on Grand Ave to the US-Mexico Border, west along the U.S.-Mexico Border to AZ Hwy 286, north on AZ Hwy 286 to the Arivaca Rd, east on the Arivaca Rd to I-19, south on I-19 to Grand Avenue

In the Arizona Game Management Booklet it describes the state lands south of Interstate Highways 10 & 8 as; “Homeland Security Issues along the International Border may affect the quality of a person’s hunt.  Call (800) BE-ALERT to report suspicious activity.

Janet Napolitano had failed to discover what the Game Department and Hunters in Southern Arizona have known for years, and that is that the Border is not secure.