SFandH
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Blind Mules
Heading north across the border? Here's something to be aware of. Mexican drug smugglers are putting packages of drugs under cars with a geolocator.
You unknowingly smuggle the fentanyl across, and guys in the US pick it up. You have some explaining to do if you get nabbed at the border. It will be
a difficult situation, for sure.
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AKgringo
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What an ugly situation that could be! Even if the border guards don't find the stash, Narcos are tracking you!
Is it possible to scan for a tracking device without knowing it's frequency?
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Maderita
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The Spot "Trace" GPS tracking device can be pre-programmed to send out a signal at regular intervals once the it begins to move. As far as I know, it
is dormant in between intervals. Those intervals can be pre-programmed up to 60 minutes apart. The subscription service provides a nice track overlay
onto a Google Earth map along with coordinates.
https://www.findmespot.com/en-us/products-services/spot-trac...
The other, more common, type of locating device uses mobile data. Less expensive and no subscription needed. Apple "Air Tag" is the well-known brand.
It is sending out a ping to other nearby phones at frequent intervals.
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https://www.google.com/search?q=blind+mules&rlz=1C1CHZN_...
 
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SFandH
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Here are some links:
https://www.google.com/search?q=blind+mules+gps
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Two kids in La Bocana fell for the newspaper ad, quick money for driving a car to the US and spent 18 months in a San Diego prison. The attorney
quickly figured out that they were blind muled but even so, they did their time.
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Alan
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Watching the show "To Catch a Smuggler" it shows they just stick the package to your undercarriage with magnets
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AKgringo
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That would be quick, and easy, but I would think that a magnet would be one thing that would mess up a tracking device.
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Alan
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Quote: Originally posted by AKgringo  | | That would be quick, and easy, but I would think that a magnet would be one thing that would mess up a tracking device. |
Not sure why it would? It follows satellites, not a compass jk
Speaker magnets don't seem to be affect radio transmissions or receptions that I know of.
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AKgringo
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Electronics are not a strong field for me. I managed to de-program the RFID chip on my season pass (skiing) by putting it in the same pocket as my
cell phone. When they re-programed the chip they warned me to also keep it away from any magnets.
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An RFID chip may not work when it is within a strong magnetic field but it will not be damaged by a magnetic field.
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