A 16-year-old Mexican boy “died from drinking highly concentrated liquid methamphetamine at a San Diego border crossing in an attempt to persuade inspectors that it was only apple juice” as reported by Elliot Spagat for The Associated Press:
Children are caught with methamphetamine several times a week at San Diego crossings, an “alarming increase,” Joe Garcia, assistant special agent in charge of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement investigations in San Diego, said in an interview last year. They are typically paid $50 to $200 a trip.
Of course, the American druggies don’t care if a kid or two dies in the smuggling enterprises as long as enough product otherwise crosses the border for them to get high.
Further reading that may be of interest:
Congressman Steve King Is Right: Immigration Reform Ignores Narco Reality
Filed under: Mexican Drug Cartels, Organized Crime Tagged: Drug Trafficking
