Thirteen illegal immigrants disguised themselves as U.S. Marines -- donning battle dress uniforms and caps -- in a failed attempt to get through a U.S. Border Patrol checkpoint last week east of San Diego, authorities said.
The driver of the white van carrying the immigrants and another man, both U.S. citizens, were arrested March 14 at the I-8 checkpoint near Campo and charged with alien smuggling, according to U.S. Border Patrol officials.
Three of the illegal immigrants were detained as witnesses, while the rest were returned to Mexico, officials said.
The van drew suspicion in part because it had an altered U.S. Government license plate, authorities said. The investigation is being conducted by the Naval Criminal Investigative Service.
The immigrants all had Marine-style haircuts and the name tag "Perez" on the their camouflage uniforms, U.S. Marine Corps officials said.
Most interesting... was this merely a smuggling attempt or a test of sorts?
Hopefully our NCIS friends will find out.
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They should have come acros... (Below threshold)1. Posted by TexBob | March 22, 2011 10:33 PM | Score: 6 (6 votes cast)
They should have come across as lawyers from Perez Perez Perez Perez Perez Perez Perez Perez Perez Perez Perez Perez and Perez.
1. Posted by TexBob | March 22, 2011 10:33 PM |
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Posted on March 22, 2011 22:33
2. Posted by hcddbz | March 23, 2011 7:55 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Released! Shoot them as Spies!
Or are we saying there here to run away like babies on the battlefield and protest against war at code pink rally in Uniform. You know doing things a Marine wont do.
2. Posted by hcddbz | March 23, 2011 7:55 AM |
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Posted on March 23, 2011 07:55
3. Posted by Chip | March 23, 2011 10:17 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Put them in a room with some real marines for about 30 seconds, or better yet, since they want to play marines, ship them to Iraqistan.
3. Posted by Chip | March 23, 2011 10:17 AM |
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Posted on March 23, 2011 10:17
4. Posted by Oldpuppymax | March 23, 2011 10:59 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Are these people just STUPID? Hell, all you have to do is walk across the friggin' border and hitch a ride to San Francisco or Vegas. In 24 hours you'll be on welfare, food stamps and have government housing. Why in the world did they try to sneak across???
4. Posted by Oldpuppymax | March 23, 2011 10:59 AM |
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Posted on March 23, 2011 10:59
5. Posted by GarandFan | March 23, 2011 12:04 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
The area where the stop was made is called Pine Valley. It's a natural bottleneck. The E & W lanes are divided. The W/B lanes sit on a ridge above the E/B lanes. The bastards have also caused several fatal head-on collisions in this area. They pack a van full of illegals then go W/B in the E/B lanes in the middle of the night with their vehicle lights off.
5. Posted by GarandFan | March 23, 2011 12:04 PM |
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Posted on March 23, 2011 12:04
6. Posted by Sandy @ yesiamcheap | March 23, 2011 12:13 PM | Score: 1 (1 votes cast)
You gotta give them credit for creativity. I guess they thought that no one would look too closely. If it's only the license plate that gave them away initially, then I'm sure they'll be fixing that and trying again.
6. Posted by Sandy @ yesiamcheap | March 23, 2011 12:13 PM |
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Posted on March 23, 2011 12:13
7. Posted by DJ Drummond | March 23, 2011 8:08 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Why do I expect to see the camera crew from Punk'd in this somehow?
7. Posted by DJ Drummond | March 23, 2011 8:08 PM |
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Posted on March 23, 2011 20:08