AZMEX UPDATE 24-5-16

AZMEX UPDATE 24 MAY 2016



Arizona sheriff warns Memorial Day travelers of Mexican cartel assassins
KTAR.COM | May 24, 2016 @ 5:40 am

http://ktar.com/story/1085817/arizona-sheriff-warns-memorial-day-travelers-of-mexican-cartel-assassins/

(Pinal County Sheriff's Office Photos)
PHOENIX — An Arizona sheriff is warning Memorial Day travelers about the dangers posed by professional assassins hired by the Mexican drug cartels.

The Pinal County Sheriff's Office said in a Monday release it was informed the cartels are likely sending the assassins — referred to as "sicarios" — to take out crews who are attempting to steal drug shipments from the cartels in smuggling corridors.

"We are taking this threat seriously and believe that the public and my deputies deserve to know that there is an elevated risk of encountering gun violence in certain areas of Pinal County," Sheriff Paul Babeu said in a press release.

Babeu went on to say he is concerned that potential violence between the assassins and those looking to steal drugs could harm "innocent Americans and my deputies."

Babeu said people who choose to celebrate Memorial Day in Pinal County's western deserts should be armed in the instance they come across smugglers or sicarios.

PCSO said it has received reports of multiple shootouts between rival gangs south of its jurisdiction. It also said it arrested 21 cartel scouts and numerous smugglers last year.

The agency add that the last time it received similar information about a brewing feud in Pinal County, it found two dead cartel scouts on a mountain top.

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Documents: Somali citizen tried to run over border agents in southern Arizona
Katie Conner
7:21 AM, May 23, 2016
48 mins ago
southern arizona

http://www.abc15.com/news/region-central-southern-az/other/documents-somali-citizen-tried-to-run-over-border-agents-in-southern-arizona

A Somali citizen tried to run over Border Patrol agents in southern Arizona after a high speed pursuit, according to federal investigators.

In April, investigators say Ahmed Elni Abdalla drove up to a checkpoint near Amado. When agents approached Abdalla's car, he drove through the stop sign and tried to get away at a "high rate of speed".

The high-speed pursuit continued up to Green Valley where agents were able to box in Abdalla's car.

However, Abdalla allegedly refused to get out. When agents tried to break his car window, Abdalla drove right at agents who had to "jump out of the way in order to avoid being hit," according to federal paperwork.

In December, another Somali citizen was detained by Border Patrol agents. Investigators say Omar Haji Mohamed was paid to help sneak people across the U.S. Border.

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Also: http://www.abc15.com/news/state/somali-citizen-paid-to-help-sneak-people-across-us-border