Mexican Convoy of Soldiers, Weapons Gets ‘Lost’ & Ends Up Crossing U.S. Border
- Posted on June 24, 2011 at 10:26am by
Jonathon M. Seidl
- Print »
- Email »
A convoy of three Mexican military trucks loaded down with soldiers and weapons may have violated territorial sovereignty near Laredo, TX on Thursday, driving through a border checkpoint and crossing into the United States.
KGNS-TV reports the crossing happened at a section known as Bridge Number Two:
According to the station, which interviewed Customs and Border Protection, officers at the crossing were baffled when they heard the trucks were on their way and called Mexican authorities:
A CBP spokesperson says they got on the phone with Mexican authorities after being alerted that the military trucks were heading their direction loaded down with soldiers and weapons.
Mexican leaders say the soldiers, who had just been deployed to Nuevo Laredo, didn’t know the area, got lost and then made their way through Bridge Two.
It’s unclear if the U.S. border agents tried to stop the troops or let them through.
This isn’t the first time Mexican troops have crossed the border recently. In 2008, controversy ensued after Mexican troops crossed into the U.S. and detained a border agent:
Popular Stories
Does Misstated Marathon Claim Prove Paul Ryan Is Dishonest? (POLL) 706 Comments
Paper Details Obama Admin’s Alleged Secret Note Sent to Iran: If Israel Attacks, We Won’t Get Involved 553 Comments
‘Made Up Religion’: TV Historian Enrages Muslims, Receives Threats After Producing UK Documentary Questioning Islam’s Beginnings 368 Comments
Roseanne Barr: Most Billionaires ‘Violent Pedophiles’ & ‘Heartless’ Cocaine Addicts 362 Comments
This Is the Creationists‘ Response to Scientist Bill Nye’s Viral Pro-Evolution Video Claiming They Harm Children 362 Comments
Faith
- This Is the Creationists‘ Response to Scientist Bill Nye’s Viral Pro-Evolution Video Claiming They Harm Children 362 Comments
Pakistani Muslim Cleric Accused of Framing Disabled Christian Girl in Koran-Burning Case Read More- ‘Made Up Religion’: TV Historian Enrages Muslims, Receives Threats After Producing UK Documentary Questioning Islam’s Beginnings 368 Comments
Meet the Controversial German Imam Accused of Brutally Beating His Wife & Pushing Sharia Law Read More
‘Self-Proclaimed Messiah’ & Unification Church Leader the Rev. Sun Myung Moon Has Died — Here’s His Life Story Read More
Business
- President Obama Issues Major ‘Green Energy’ Executive Order 286 Comments
- Germany’s Upcoming Court Ruling Will be Huge for the EU Read More
Ford Looks to Beat Toyota for Best-Selling Car in 2012 With This Model 149 Comments
Bernanke & QE3: Here’s What You Need to Know Read More- ‘Extortion’: Why Did the Labor Department ‘Drop the Hammer’ on Oregon Farmers? 302 Comments
Technology
- This Is the Creationists‘ Response to Scientist Bill Nye’s Viral Pro-Evolution Video Claiming They Harm Children 362 Comments
‘TaserDrone’: Hackers Weaponize Quadcopter With Actual ‘Shocking’ Technology Read More
Ever Heard of the Wild ‘Burning Man’ Festival in the Middle of the Nev. Desert? Here’s Your Primer Read More
Stanford Develops Technology ‘Better Than Steroids’ for Athlete Recovery Read More
Have You Pretended to Know What ‘the Cloud’ Is? You’re Not Alone Read More
Submitting your tip... please wait!
Comments (194)
liberalsarealiens
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 10:49amThey were probably running away from the druggies! Mexico’s finnest!
Report Post »momprayn
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 10:49amNo surprise — as usual, I guess it’ll take some catastophic event to wake up enough people to finally do what was needed many years ago – but who knows. I cannot understand the “open borders” people….it’s like trying to understand an insane person….which I think they must be to some degree. The borders MUST be securely sealed….terrorists are also coming over – they go to Mexico and then here.
Report Post »OT but important – re Obama’s fraud/criminal activities – see link below & if interested, please contact Speaker Boehner and tell him as the leader of the People’s House that we demand he take action to launch a full scale congressional investigation into Obama’s unconstitutional and blatant criminal activities including forging a birth certificate, draft registration fraud, SS number fraud, and election fraud. http://www.speaker.gov/Contact/
And if he does not listen to the pleas of We the People who question Obama’s true legal identity in large numbers and he does not finally take action to launch full and conclusive congressional investigations into the criminal activities of Obama to settle them once and for all, then John Boehner should not be re-elected as a congressional Rep. from Ohio in Nov 2012, let alone Speaker of the People’s House. Current info/proofs:
http://cdrkerchner.wordpress.com/2011/06/24/adobe-software-engineer-doubts-obama-birth-certificate-concludes-something-digital-came-between-the-paper-and-the-glass-by-dr-jerome-corsi-wnd-com
chips1
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 11:57amWhen you said “catastrophic event” I pictured a peek-up truck driving into a Robertos Taco Shop.
Report Post »Darla_K
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 10:47amWho let the vehicles come through and why would they? Something is wrong with this story that I am missing.
Report Post »bhelmet
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 10:47amJust coming to do the jobs American’s will not do?
Report Post »abbygirl1994
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 10:57amGiven the chance there are many American’s who would love to go to the border and secure it their own way.
Report Post »Southernguy
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 11:03amShame that Mississippi aint on the border, hehehe
Report Post »jim
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 10:46amSeems like a “test” to see how easy it is to get weapons into this country. Anyone would be a fool to think that real terrorists haven‘t already entered our country with WMD’s. Having this irresponsible Obama administration in charge of our borders is madness. All our lives are at stake.
Report Post »Texas Grasshopper
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 1:22pmyeah and the TSA annouced that the will come to YOUR HOME and searched ..if you resist you will be “ ARRESSTED ” …..damm why cant the Texas Gov stop this crap …where the hell is Perry ? He wants to be Pres. but this crap happens ? It ‘s the Fed job doesnt cut the mustard ..Texas HIRED Perry to pretect the State Of Texas not watch it while outsiders run us into the ground ……….not friggin good folks
Report Post »LovingAmerica
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 10:45amThree teenage hikers loaded with bubble gum, crackers and water accidently wander into the remote WILDERNESS of Iran. They are caught immediately, tortured, imprisoned and on trial for their lives for spying. The Mexican army/drug dealers/whatever they were, drive past border agents and hoards of other people into the US loaded with guns and ammo and are able to turn around and go back home without even being detained. This is embarrassing.
Report Post »o2nine17
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 10:44amPractice invasion….
Report Post »Drum Man
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 10:43amTypical Messicans… 150 people in 3 vehicles…
Report Post »Drum Man
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 10:41amTypical…. 150 people in 2 vehicles…
Report Post »Gonzo
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 3:40pmOh man, that was funny.
Report Post »bhelmet
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 10:41amWhat does it matter? It‘s Mexico’s land – that’s what is being taught in school so it must be true. Wonder when they will find their way to Arkansas.
Report Post »the zipper
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 10:40amWhy did the border guards let them in???????????
I don’t care if 200 vehicles had to put it in reverse; they never should have allowed them to cross.
Report Post »don young
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 10:39amThis means anyone with a military truck from mexico can just drive across the boader damm we have such good boader security how could this happen we had better get boader secured before its to late ?
Report Post »rightwingheroes
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 10:39amwhat a lame excuse, probably cartel members dressed as soldiers testing our border crossings.
Shoot first, ask questions later
Report Post »quicker
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 10:39amWhy don`t Mexico have an Olympic team? Because every body that can run ,jump or swim is all ready over here.
Report Post »Psychosis
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 12:08pmpriceless
Report Post »I.Gaspar
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 10:38amPlease. They were lost? confused?
Report Post »We need an impenetrable wall the entire length of the mexican border manned by soldiers.
Any person or persons attempting to cross that wall…military, civilian, or terrorist, should be warned and then fired upon.
Then we can start dealing with the illegals already inside our borders, many of whom may be allowed to stay.
This is the real world.
abbygirl1994
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 10:55amOnly if they or their children serve in the armed forces and no more free anything.
Report Post »frustratedwithgovt
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 10:38amI’m pretty sure there is more to this story. I find it hard to believe they had no idea where they were.
Report Post »Gonzo
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 11:02amLiving in a city invaded by Mexicans long ago as I do, it’s not so hard for me to believe they had no idea where they were. They rarely seem to.
Report Post »Thighmaster
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 11:55amI have GPS and it tells Me when I enter another county, speed zone, city, town, you get the point..
Report Post »It would appear they are testing the waters for an invasion since Osama Obama and Neopoliton are so lax.
Chett
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 10:36amlost my A$$, that bridge is very very clearly marked.
Report Post »randy
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 10:36amHeads need to roll
Report Post »Roberto G. Vasquez
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 10:35amI live on the border and take my word for it, it is impossible to cross the Rio Grande by accident!
Report Post »Texas Grasshopper
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 10:47amyeah ..thats what I was thinking ….
Report Post »Southernguy
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 11:03amYup ;)
Report Post »Baron_Doom
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 10:34amThis is what happens when you use Google Maps to find your way around.
Report Post »stevenbeltz
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 10:34amThe drug cartels couldn’t invade the US fast enough, so they sent “their” Military???
Report Post »NJTMATO
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 10:56amTheir drug cartels probably ARE their military! Easy way to test our boarder….embarrassing!
Report Post »starman70
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 10:32amWOW! Even the Mexican military members want to leave Mexico. What better excuse to use than, “Were lost”.
Report Post »IMPEACHBHO
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 10:31amAnother countries military just driving on in. Or borders are sooooo secure. Maybe a mote….
Report Post »Lawlcat001
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 10:52amI call for a moat, too. Fill it with piranha ;P Also, why do we not just set up miles and miles of barrier wire? You know, razor tape and stuff? I’ve seen some that has built-in sensors that go off when the wire is disturbed by more than, like, a bird flying and settling on it. I think it’s actually based on the measure of displacement of the wire. But yeah, why don’t we put Fence, razor coils, fence?
It’d look like this: |8o8|
Also, they make fence products, that are impervious to cutting by any means less than a professional-grade plasma cutter, that actually have little razors attached to the fabric. Not to mention, they make interlocking [ball and socket joint] steel panels that are about 20 ft in height [above ground height ~10-15 ft, due to burying to guard against burrowers] that can be used for even further protection.
I’m just saying: The products are out there that could lead to us having very VERY secure borders, but isn’t that what we all make fun of North Korea for?
If you want to see the products that I’m talking about, cochrane.co [down for right now], cochranesteel.com [US based Cochrane sales], and betafenceusa.com.
Sorry if it’s tmi or tl;dr – I work for a fence company, so this is pertinent to me.
Report Post »Lawlcat001
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 10:56amMoat would be awesome if it had piranha ;P
Report Post »As for security for the border, look at cochranesteel.com and betafenceusa.com.
They offer INTENSELY secure fence products [some uncuttable by anything less than a professional-grade plasma cutter] and razor wire [some with electrical discharge capabilities and sensors built in] as well as floating barriers to guard our rivers and coast-lines [they look like something out of a sci-fi movie].
Southernguy
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 11:02amHow bout a mine field ;)
Report Post »Pilgrim Bill
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 11:09amsharks with lasers
Report Post »SgtB
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 11:23am@ lawlcat001, we already have a moat. It’s called the Rio Grande River. I know that Rio is river in Spanish so the river is redundant, but Rio isn’t English and I an using the English name for the river.
I think the border patrol should always seize the weapons when this happens and check every person and vehicle for explosives and drugs before escorting them to jail for trying to cross the border with contraband. It would stop “accidents” like this one and the one in CA a few months ago very quickly.
Side note: If the telephone was invented in the US and named in the US and there was never a word for it in any other language before it was invented…. Why did people speaking other languages invent their own version of the word for it? Why do they need telephono instead of telephone? We use their words for their inventions. Quesadilla, fajita, flautas, empanadas… etc. I can’t think of any technological breakthroughs by the Mexicans, but you get the drift.
Report Post »Anonymous T. Irrelevant
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 11:36am@Lawlcat001
Report Post »Because Janet Napolititanic won’t let them build it.
geonj
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 12:08pm@Lawlcat001
Report Post »i agree, having had to install miles of razor wire at various prisons. the various cuts received just by gingerly reaching for it meakes me aware of the stopping power of it. 2 fences with rows of razor wire in between, sensors and guards will make for a barrier that is much more secure than we have now.
corbecket
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 4:04pm“Another countries military just driving on in.”
Report Post »Well, if they were organized they would have asked first I suppose. Looks like this was just a convoy that got lost, so it’s not big deal. As to foreign military on US soil, I’ve seen plenty of Luftwaffe aircraft down in Phoenix, and it wasn’t a big deal either.
The drivers were as surprised as the border guards so I’ll not lose any sleep over it. Stay up if you wish. :-)
Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 10:29amThis COULD be a legitimate accident; also it could be a band of the cartel soldiers testing the border defenses in preperation for another move in the future, or in response to the terrorists now allied with the cartels to see the state of our already open borders…and now even more proof just how open they are when foreign soldiers can just cross over.
Report Post »FORLORNHOPE
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 11:06amLost or not, this is the scary part
Report Post »“It’s unclear if the U.S. border agents tried to stop the troops or let them through.”
Countrygirl1362
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 12:28pmMistake or not the fact that our borders are not secure is not a mistake, thanks to the president and homeland security. The fact that the crossing gurards were “baffled”, is scary. Have they not been trained? We are providing more secure borders for other counties with our troops than we are our own borders.
Report Post »drattastic
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 10:27amThe best of their best .lol
Report Post »Aaron in Polk County
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 10:30amBlaze Blogger’s comments should be very entertaining on this story.
Report Post »Go ahead, don’t be shy.
banjarmon
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 10:33amBring our Troops home and put them on the border!
Report Post »Gold Coin & Economic News
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 10:42amYea, we have as much control over the US border with Mexico as Ted Kennedy had over his drinking.
Report Post »Tit of the Iceberg
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 10:43amI still dont get this yet so I am reading it deeply some further to understand better
Report Post »TexasCommonSense
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 10:45amAaron in Polk County, why don’t you comment on it. Have you not anything relevant to add?
Report Post »HairOfTheDogSob
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 10:49amLets remember, no weapons, you see two convoyd of armed soldiers.
Report Post »question.
.what do I do?…mexicand cannot count to.
.“Two”…so of course they do not understsnd they have crossed the line…..looks like more training is needed
Eraldo NY Tea Party
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 10:50amNobody cross a border by mistake.
This was a DRY RUN.
God bless.
Report Post »jkendal
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 10:53amHow can the regime NOT know about this? I suspect they do and it is being done with their full cooperation.
We are no longer a sovereign Republic, people. At least not while this regime is in control!
Report Post »grandmaof5
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 10:54amDid they use a google map?
Report Post »UlyssesP
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 10:56am@Aaron in Polk County
Report Post »Here ya go.
They were smoking Mexican Crack.
They were practicing to stage a mini-invasion as cover to visit US strip-joints (girls are a lot nicer than in Mexico).
US hydroponic pot is way better than the Mexican shwag weed they get domestically and they needed to re-up.
They were coming for YOU!
hauschild
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 11:04amI would imagine the troops did, in fact, get mixed up. I would say we’re not talking about rocket scientists, folks.
Now, as to why they weren’t prevented from crossing is another matter.
Report Post »Brasil2520
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 11:15amTime to send in the Militia !
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVn_dJXiK4s
Report Post »arx
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 11:23amAaron in Polk county never has anything useful to say. Probably angry he’s working at a car wash in the orange groves instead of Orlando or Tampa. Small town liberal wishing he was born somewhere else. He may also be upset that the Polk County Sheriff is excellent as a crusader against child molestors.
Report Post »lovenfl3
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 11:23amPerhaps one day, we will have a President who actually takes border security seriuosly. We need to wake up to the fact that illegal means illegal. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Le53dbWpg_Q
Report Post »Anonymous T. Irrelevant
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 11:24amHow can they claim they are lost, if they went through a Border Checkpoint? Detain and question them. I’ll bet they have something to do with “Fast & Furious.”
Report Post »Lotus503
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 11:24amIt looks like a great place for some RPGs.
Report Post »obama brotherhood.
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 11:32amthey were last seen entering a strip club.
Report Post »RepubliCorp
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 11:56amWe don’t need no stinking borders…….
Report Post »You gringos stole our land
MOVETERAN
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 12:07pmStupid is as stupid does. So which side was the stupid party?
Report Post »TomFerrari
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 12:29pmYEP! We’ve got us some SECURE borders there, obama!
thanks a lot.
great job.
WAY too many things wrong with this.
Report Post »Clearly we have SIGNIFICANT border issues –
A FOREIGN MILITARY GOT INTO OUT CONTRY!!
“BY ACCIDENT” !?!?
Just how secure is THAT?
SacredHonor1776
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 12:31pmThis is the second or third time this has happened under this administration. Is this really news?
Our borders are the safest they have ever been.
Things are working as Obama has expected. It’s all according to plan.
Report Post »Enuff Zenuff
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 12:32pmSo were they ever seen returning to Mexico?
There’s nothing in the story to say that they ever returned – so are they still here?
The only sane response for the Mexican government is to deny them the ability to return without facing charges – because it’s just too embarassing to admit they were lost, so they should be charged with going AWOL and potentially starting an international incident.
This whole story is too frickin’ insane!!! WTF kind of government do we have here?
Any time a liberal thinks we should let the government be incharge of ANYthing – remind them of this story – Government is too incompetent to even stop an armed 3-truck convoy invasion at a border checkpoint! – and I absolutely believe the same thing would have happened under progressive neo-cons like Bush and McCain. We need tea-party candidates to inject some sanity into government before we completely sink into the quicksand of progressive incompetence.
Report Post »TomFerrari
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 12:37pmBuild a U.S. Military base the full length of the border.
Break into THAT and see what happens!
Build all U.S. Prisons in a long chain along the border. All states can use it.
Report Post »Break into THAT.
(Or, build commercially operated prisons IN mexico, administer them with U.S. citizens, and staff them with local Mexican labor. It just costs too much to imprison people here – plus, the large percentage that are Mexican citizens, not U.S. citizens, will already be home when they are released.)
Bruce_Almty
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 12:55pmToo bad there was no sign or check-post notifying them they were entering an alien world.
Report Post »bw3131
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 1:12pmDarn, I knew we should have built the moat with alligators, Darn darn dang.
Report Post »13th Imam
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 1:56pmHillary has just been dispatched to Mexico City to tender the United States of America’ s official surrender to the invasion by the 3 Mexican trucks. Congress,you will have to pass the surrender terms to find out what they are.
Report Post »cemerius
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 2:02pmHOW on EARTH did they “get through the crossing”???????
Report Post »Sound The Trumpet In Zion
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 2:20pmI‘m surprised that obama and his cronies along with Aaron in Polk County weren’t all gathered at the checkpoint waving mexican flags welcoming them in. As much as obama hates and is afraid of Texas, he‘s probably hoping that mexico will try to attack and take over Texas and if that’s the case, let them try, we will show them and obama the motto that can’t be beat!
DON’T MESS WITH TEXAS!!! (That is the last thing that anybody with any brains wants to do since we can take out our own trash!)
Report Post »Wyatt's Torch
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 2:25pmrecálculo……recálculo……recálculo…..
Report Post »corbecket
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 3:09pmThis is a real yawner of a story. When they come in shooting, please let us know.
Report Post »Enuff Zenuff
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 3:17pm.
Report Post »I wonder where they dropped off their load of drugs before returning – assuming they’re coming back.
Truth Wins Every Time
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 7:24pmJust a test run. No need to be alarmed.
Report Post »Ruler4You
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 7:51pmThe number of actual intellectual pygmies that “run” mexico is STAGGERING.
Report Post »Meyvn
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 8:42pmAnd the worst of our worse.
http://www.prisonplanet.com/obama-administration-caught-running-false-flag-against-second-amendment.html
Report Post »poverty.sucks
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 11:17pmDry Run? What was their response time for when the Bells Toll?
Report Post »Professional Infidel
Posted on June 25, 2011 at 8:15amWe don’t want putos in usa, military getting confused, putos.
Report Post »teamarcheson
Posted on June 25, 2011 at 10:20amWere Mexicans on the US side cheering and waving Mexican flags? The only way this could happen is if Obama ordered the boarder patrol to let them into the US. These Mexicans had guns and the US just let them in. Mexico may soon send troop to US Boarder States to help maintain order and prevent the harassment of Mexican residents. This was no mistake.
Report Post »teamarcheson
Posted on June 25, 2011 at 10:27amGood Fences Make Good Neighbors – Robert Frost
This is not a mistake but a plan by Obama to allow the Mexican government to develop a case to enter US courts to demand a return of the conquered territories. Obama is determined to end America as we know it and change it into a Haitii. When are Americans going to fight or are there no more Americans in America.
Report Post »