AZMEX ACTIVITY 1-11-13

AZMEX ACTIVITY 1 NOV 2013

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10/21/13 - 0000~2400hrs - 28 Groups, 138 Bodies - Drugs, Drugs & more Drugs 

15 minutes of condensed audio  (click on link below)  Note change to MP3 audio format 

http://www.secureborderintel.org/BorderBlotter/BorderAudio102113.mp3

Groups of:  7P,3P,10,1,4,4,5,8,2,5,8,1,8.6.13.2P,6,2,2,1,1,3p,5,7P,5,6,7P

(P= "46" Drug Packers, A= Armed individuals, ULA= UltraLight, LV= Load Vehicle, B=Bailout, FTY=Failure to Yield)

Significant Events in Audio:

-- There were MANY groups being worked during this 24 hour period where the size of the group could not be determined.

-- Note: Audio clips are comprised of USBP radio traffic  broadcast "in-the-clear" (un-encrypted) from the busy Tucson Sector .
    It is estimated that un-encrypted radio traffic comprises less than 30% of the total activity for any given time period. 

-- BP  activity in this 24 hour period was predominately "46" drug packers.
-- BP aircraft working group "Kilo" (group #11) by the end of shift. 

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10/27/13 - 0000~2400hrs - 20 Groups, 103 Bodies - UltraLight, group of women & kids,longarm, hunters, packers 

8 minutes of condensed audio  (click on link below)  Note change to MP3 audio format 

http://www.secureborderintel.org/BorderBlotter/BorderAudio102713.mp3 

Groups of:  Ultralight, Group of Women & Kids,1,1,3P,10,12,Longarm,7,1,10,2,4,15,11,1,11,2,5P,4

(P= "46" Drug Packers, A= Armed individuals, ULA= UltraLight, LV= Load Vehicle, B=Bailout, FTY=Failure to Yield)

Significant Events in Audio:

-- There were MANY groups being worked during this 24 hour period where the size of the group could not be determined.

-- Note: Audio clips are comprised of USBP radio traffic  broadcast "in-the-clear" (un-encrypted) from the busy Tucson Sector .
    It is estimated that un-encrypted radio traffic comprises less than 30% of the total activity for any given time period. 

NOTE: Hunting season is in full swing in southern Arizona.  Hunting season presents an additional challenge to Border Patrol   agents whereby they must separate the "good guys" from the "bad guys" in these remote areas, with both usually wearing camouflage clothing. 

That being said, hunters are also a valuable resource as "eyes & ears" .... many times going out of their way to report groups of drug smugglers and illegal aliens to the Border Patrol which would otherwise go undetected.

Listen for hunters as the "RP" (reporting party) in this and future audio clips.  Are hunters therefore "vigilantes" ??.... nope.... just "Concerned Citizens" who believe in the rule of law. 

-- 0100 - BP agent reports suspected drug smuggling UltraLight aircraft near Birch Rd & SR191 in Sunsites, AZ
-- 0600 - Omaha helicopter pilot reports spotting a large group composed women and kids and comments that he has never
             seen before and queries ground agents as to the frequency of this type of group.
-- 1000 -  Unknown reporting party spots individual with a longarm ( hunter or smuggler ??)
-- BP aircraft working group "Sierra" (group #19) by the end of shift. 


BORDER PATROL "10-CODES"  (link) 
         
BORDER VIDEOS & STATISTICS (link)  

WEAPONS INVOLVED INCIDENTS (link)


     
NAFBPO   (National Association of Former Border Patrol Officers)   
Special video report  Published on May 26, 2013 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yd8S6hmddzE&feature=youtu.be 

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10/30/13 - 0000~2400hrs - 15 Groups, 64 Bodies - Intense air action, Gunfire, 911 call, FTY, "Non-Compliant Subject"


17 minutes of condensed audio  (click on link below)  Note change to MP3 audio format 

http://www.secureborderintel.org/BorderBlotter/BorderAudio103013.mp3

Groups of:  7,10,"911" call, gunfire,6P,2,LV,3P,5.FTY,5,7,Non-Compliant Subject,6,6P

(P= "46" Drug Packers, A= Armed individuals, U= UltraLight, LV= Load Vehicle, B=Bailout, FTY=Failure to Yield)

Significant Events in Audio:

-- There were MANY groups being worked during this 24 hour period where the size of the group could not be determined.


Note: The fall/winter smuggling "blitz" is ramping up. Intense air support activity in this 17 minute clip demonstrates the 
          dependency of interdiction efforts after sun goes down on low flying rotary wing and high flying fixed wing aircraft....
          ... both manned and un-manned.  Even with all this high tech equipment & aircraft, smugglers are many times able to elude     apprehension as apprehension still has to be accomplished in a low-tech way..... "boots on the ground".


-- 0300 - Omaha 10 un-manned aircraft spots a group of 10 IAs on the TO Reservation near the village of Schuchk. 
          Group "grenaded" in all directions and ground agents were unable to effect any apprehensions.

-- 0600 - "911" call - one adult female and 2 children - 3 miles north of the border and 5 miles west of the village
             of San Miguel on the TO reservation out in the desert. 

-- 0700 - Agent tracking group 5 miles north of the border in the Baboquivari Mountains  NW of the POE @ Sasabe reports
             taking cover after hearing gunfire. Agents solicits information from nearby hunters who reported a group of
             6  drug "packers"in the same area the previous day.

-- 1100 -  Vehicle stop by BP agents nets 2 US Citizens and 2 Illegal Aliens hiding in the trunk - location unknown.

-- 1900 - BP aircraft assisting in a "Failure to Yield" during a traffic stop near Ryan Field, SR86

-- 2100 -Omaha Un-manned aircraft spots a group of 7 IAs, NW of the village of Cowlic on the TO reservation.  The coyote"guide"
            is seen abandoning the group (that's why the call him "pollo"). Responding agents encounter a "Non-Compliant"
            Illegal Alien who subsequently requires medical attention.  

-- 2300 -  Support aircraft work group "FoxTrot" (6) as of midnight

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