Mexican Pirates plying the waves of Falcon Lake, TX

[kpete]

McALLEN — Heavily armed Mexican freshwater pirates have been shaking down U.S. boaters on Falcon Lake, a reservoir and bass fishing haven that straddles the Rio Grande.

At least three such incidents have been reported since April 30, the latest on Sunday, according to a Texas Department of Public Safety warning issued Tuesday that linked the muggings to northern Mexico's increasing lawlessness.

According to descriptions of the incidents, the robbers — in at least one case posing as Mexican federal law enforcement officers — searched fishermen's boats for guns and drugs, then demanded cash at gunpoint.

One of the incidents reportedly occurred on the U.S. side of the lake.

http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/state/pirates_now_ply_falcon_lake_94200254.html?showFullArticle=y
http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2010/5/19/867915/-Mexican-Pirates-Attack-Americans-Fishing-on-Falcon-Lake

[BunkerHill24]

1. Well, if you can't fight them in Arizona,,,dang the bass! n/t

[liberal N proud]

2. I think this story is just funny

Mexican Pirates on a lake?

Training to become Pirates of the Caribbean. :rofl:

[lumberjack_jeff]

6. "We don't need no steenking patches!" n/t

[Canuckistanian]

3. Hola, amigos....er, I mean ARRHHH, mateys

Yo ho ho and a bottle of.... Mezcal?

[Lagomorph]

4. Finally, someplace to use....

....the Littoral Combat Ship.

[EFerrari]

5. OT: misread this as "Mexican Pirates Plying the Wives of Falcon Lake"

Now, THAT would be a story.

Lol

[Renew Deal]

7. Well, there's only one answer to this problem.

:hide:

[FSogol]

8. Build a fence across the lake?

:woohoo:

[Renew Deal]

9. lol

:rofl:

[Dr.Phool]

10. Is that an oil rig they took over?