AZMEX ACTIVITY 11-11-13

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11/05/13 - 0000~2400hrs - 20 Groups, 103 Bodies -BP Helo Pilot.. " We're limited to 4 hours per night" , No Hi-Flyer Air Support

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

http://www.secureborderintel.org/BorderBlotter/BorderAudio110513.mp3

Groups of:  1,5,2,6,3,2,5,3,10,6,6,6,2,5,6,3P,3,10,4,15

(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. 

-- 0300 -  BP STILL IN SEQUESTER MODE ?? - BP Omaha Helicopter pilot announces to ground agents pursuing a group that he        must "RTB"... Return to Base... because he is limited to 4 hours/ per night to provide air support.  He consults with "home     base" who indicates that it "might" be possible to get another helicopter out early to continue to assist the ground agents.

**  Notice the number of RAS (Request for Air Support) in this 24 hour period.  How many groups are avoiding apprehension/detection at this normally very busy time of year for drug and human smuggling because of limited air support ??

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11/06/13 - 0000~2400hrs - 21 Groups, 129 Bodies - Increased Air Support = Increased Apprehensions

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

http://www.secureborderintel.org/BorderBlotter/BorderAudio110613.mp3

Groups of:  2,1,20,5,13,1,3,5,3,4P,2,15,7P,15,8P,4,2,6,3,9,1

(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. 

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11/0913 - 0000~2400hrs - 14 Groups, 93 Bodies -  UltraLight Drug Drop, I-19, N. of Green Valley - 44 mi N. of Border

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

http://www.secureborderintel.org/BorderBlotter/BorderAudio110913.mp3

Groups of:  20,3,1,UltraLight,9P,5,6,3,20,10P,1,8,1,5

(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. 


-- 0100 - Hi-Flyer reconnaissance aircraft spots suspected drug smuggling UltraLight aircraft flying north of Green Valley along
             Interstate 19.  BP rotary wing aircraft is brought in to continue tracking.  UltraLight aircraft is seen circling an area      (suspected drop zone) near Duval Mine and headed back south. No attempt was made to interdict the UltraLight aircraft.

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** Significant Incident - 11/11/13 - 0200 - UltraLight Aircraft Drug Drop- 
   10 miles south of Tucson, Arizona. 50 miles north of the US/Mexico border **

(click on link below for recorded audio of the incident)

http://secureborderintel.org/BorderBlotter/UltraLight_Dope_Drop_111113_0200.mp3 

-- US Border Patrol agents/aircraft detected a suspected drug smuggling UltraLight aircraft, 50 miles north of the US/Mexico
Border and 10 miles south of Tucson, Arizona, just east of Interstate 19. 

-- Ground agents converge on the suspected "drop zone" and find an "exploded" package of marijuana that hit the ground and broke open.
-- K-9 agents follows a trail of "green leafy debris" to a house trailer in a nearby residential area west of Country Club Road and
    south of Summit Point Drive.  
-- Three additional damaged packages of marijuana were found nearby in the area. 
-- It is unknown if any individuals were apprehended/arrested in conjunction with this incident.
-- It is unknown if there was any attempt to interdict the UltraLight aircraft after it left the drop zone. 

Note: GPS coordinates are approximate based on the description of the drop zone by Border Patrol Agents on the ground.

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