for those baja full timers annd those well accuainted with the area is it true that 'drug runners' use the coast as a shipping route for thier
products?
are there shiny new pangas with nice new outboards and no fishing gear?Bruce R Leech - 4-15-2005 at 07:43 AM
yesAnonymous - 4-15-2005 at 09:43 AM
Have heard interesting reports of "large bales of something" being dropped of by pangas very near the Hotel Posada de las Flores at Punta Chivato,
then being guarded by Federales before being loaded onto planes at the airstrip.Bruce R Leech - 4-15-2005 at 09:46 AM
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Originally posted by Anonymous
Have heard interesting reports of "large bales of something" being dropped of by pangas very near the Hotel Posada de las Flores at Punta Chivato,
then being guarded by Federales before being loaded onto planes at the airstrip.
now here is a perfect example of a time when an Anonymous post is a good ideaAnonymous - 4-15-2005 at 09:47 AM
Tip-off... perhaps by an 'anonymous' person?Bruce R Leech - 4-15-2005 at 10:49 AM
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Originally posted by Pompano
Actually, one of the good natured marines is using a bathroom right now in our casa! How's that for helping out!! Never a dull moment in Baja.
is he done yet? see if if you can find out what is going on?
Gentlemen
Skeet/Loreto - 4-15-2005 at 12:28 PM
It would be my suggestion that if you are to remain in Baja, live in peace, keep all of your Arms and legs, that you stay away from Drugs in all forms
and shapes!
Several years ago the Drug Lords would buy a Panga, a 200 Hp Motor, fill it with bales of Dope and send the young men across the Sea of Cortez to
spots all along the coast, then one bright morning the Feds started Shooting, killing one near San Sebastion, another on the East side of Carmen, then
a shoot out at the pier in Loreto.
there are all kinds of true stories, Be Careful!!
Skeet/Loretowoody with a view - 4-15-2005 at 10:52 PM
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for those baja full timers annd those well accuainted with the area is it true that 'drug runners' use the coast as a shipping route for thier
products?
does this qualify???
when you're camped out on a previously deserted beach, visions of waves filling your dreams, only to be jolted awake by the increasingly louder drone
of a crop-duster trying to line up his LZ using nothing more than a pair of cajones and a gps unit-
Mike Humfreville - 4-15-2005 at 11:16 PM
In the '70's the enforcers cut ruts in the final stretch of the La Gringa road. My assumption was that it was cut to stop it's use as a landing
strip. Don't know. Don't want to know. But I don't see it happening anymore so maybe...it's over and done with. One can only hope.
Strips in the 70's
Skeet/Loreto - 4-16-2005 at 07:29 AM
In the 70's when I first started flying into Baja I went to every small strip I could find, land and visit with the People.
When the Drugs started the Feds came in an literally destroyed all theses small strips, cutting ditches, placing large boulders and closing the
strips.
A large 51 Ft. Yacht was "Blown out of the Water" one night as it refused to stop and be searched. 105 mm Cannon made short work of it and its Crew.
Stay away from Drugs!!!!!
Skeet/LoretoBruce R Leech - 4-16-2005 at 07:37 AM
vary good advice SkeetAnonymous - 4-16-2005 at 07:48 AM
Or....
Well. You get the picture, or if not, you could always go the "don't read the news" route.
Crystal Bay
latitude26n - 4-17-2005 at 05:03 PM
Haven't seen any shiny new super pangas lately in our area on the Pacific between San Ignacio and Mag Bay. But it's been very discouraging to discover
that crystal meth has become so prolific in the neighboring pueblo of 450, amongst the pangeros, the kids, the parents, the gasolinero, the torta
lady... I guess it costs less than a buck to get high.
Would have blamed the mainland shrimp boats that fill up the bay some seasons, but they weren't around this year and the use of the stuff seems to be
effecting every household in town. We're not located in a hot spot for any land- based drug transport operation because the terracerias are so crappy.
Maybe the fires that we see aren't always coming from the dump nowadays, but are the local production facilities in town. We also had our first
break-in this year and although we figured it would happen someday, it was disappointing nonetheless.
The stuff just sucks on so many levels, especially when I think of the smart,cute kids we've been watching grow up.yankeeirishman - 4-18-2005 at 01:33 PM
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Originally posted by Anonymous
Have heard interesting reports of "large bales of something" being dropped of by pangas very near the Hotel Posada de las Flores at Punta Chivato,
then being guarded by Federales before being loaded onto planes at the airstrip.
Can I use some of these bales for my straw house constuction?JESSE - 4-18-2005 at 03:34 PM
Super pangas custom made to cross the Sea of Cortez at high speeds are everywhere, they are made to smuggle marijuana. Usually the trip is made by two
or more pangas, one is full with up to 3 tons of cannabis depending on the size of the Panga, and another one acts like a floating gas tank, providing
fuel for the long and dangerous trip.
