Soldiers Suspected of Alien Smuggling (AP)

[Eugene]

Source: Associated Press

Soldiers Suspected of Alien Smuggling
3 National Guardsmen on Texas-Mexico Border Accused
of Running Smuggling Ring

The Associated Press
LAREDO, Texas Jun 11, 2007 (AP)

Three National Guardsmen assigned to the Texas-Mexico border
were accused of running an immigrant smuggling ring after
24 immigrants were found inside a van one of them was driving,
the U.S. Attorney said Monday.

The three, arrested late Thursday and Friday, were arraigned
Monday on the federal charge of conspiring to transport illegal
immigrants.

-snip-

Prosecutors accused Hodge of helping Torres pass through a
Border Patrol checkpoint on the highway by making it look like
the two were conducting Guard business.

Both are assigned to Operation Jump Start, President Bush's
initiative to place Guard troops at the border to help local
and federal authorities with immigration enforcement. All the
soldiers volunteer for the border initiative.

-snip-

Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=3266383

[ComerPerro]

1. Lou Dobbs will be torn on this one. Wonder if he will find a way to spin it

so the soldiers who did the smuggling are victims of the illegals?

[Robson]

2. What do you think.......gang members that joined the guard?

They were possibly gang members that joined the national guard. It's happening as we speak.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2006/10/01/ING42LCIGK1.DTL

[ComerPerro]

3. Eh, could be. Or it could be that it was just a couple guys looking to make some cash

although with recruitment the way it is, I wouldn't rule that out...