Here is an excerpt from my latest feature article in Homeland Security Today magazine:
"The days of smugglers trying to move illegal drugs across the border in cars, boats, and on foot are far from over. But both U.S. and Mexican authorities are putting enough of a 
squeeze on Mexican drug trafficking organizations that they’re feeling the need to get more creative in the ways they try to move their product. This is good news for law enforcement agencies, which are seeing record drug seizures in some areas. However, this is also bad news because it means smugglers are still managing to stay one step ahead of the authorities in their desperation to keep the drug money flowing. Here are some of the more innovative ways cartels are trying to smuggle drugs, and the challenges these methods pose to our Homeland Security agencies."
To read the full article on Homeland Security Today's website, please CLICK HERE.
Sylvia ... nice article. You a good writer!
The big surprise (for me) was finding out that the person picking up the package of drugs from an ultralight was 19-year old Vanessa. Not what I would be expecting. These kids have got no idea who they are getting mixed up with.
The big puzzle is how the cartels are guiding the ulralight aircraft? How do they do this? The plane is 200 miles from the launch point. It requires steering inputs or it will crash into obstacles. If it is remotely controlled, how do they establish a continuous radio signal to transmit the guidance information? That's a vital link. If the ultralight is programmed with a computer (an onboard computer inside the ultralight), then that's pretty sophisticated stuff for a drug cartel. Are we saying these guys have got their own technology labs now???
P.
Posted by: P | March 09, 2011 at 12:58 PM
That catapult is something else. Think they'll try a giant Trojan horse next?
Posted by: Cocaine Addiction Rehab | March 16, 2011 at 11:45 AM