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Sheriff Joe Arpaio Warns Those Crossing Over From Mexico: “We’re Gonna Have Enough Firepower To React”
The Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio launched its 16th crime and immigration sweep in a stretch of desert in the southwestern U.S.-Mexico border, on Thursday.
Although the next crime suppression operation had been announced for July 29, Arpaio said the one-day sweep was executed sooner due to reports of many drug and immigrant smugglers activity through the Vekol Valley.
Arpaio ordered the deployment of a powerful belt-fed .50 caliber machine gun to be on site during the operation to ensure deputies’ safety, as there have been recent reports of violence in the desolate desert areas.
“If anyone shoots at our deputies, they are going to have a problem,” said Arpaio in a news conference in the minutes prior to the sweep.
In a later statement, Arpaio also said that he is not afraid, but well prepared to face drug traffickers.
“I want to send a message to these criminal traffickers that we will not be intimidated by reports claiming that traffickers are better equipped than our law enforcement officers […] we have the machine guns too and we will not hesitate to use them if the situation calls for it.”
By late Thursday night, sheriff’s deputies said they had arrested 11 people, including seven of those being investigated for human trafficking. The rest were detained for outstanding warrants and traffic violations.
Thursday’s crime sweep coincided with the very first federal hearing regarding Arizona’s new immigration law, but Arpaio denied any connection between the two. The next planned sweep is set to take place July 29th, the same day Senate Bill 1070 is scheduled to take effect.
Arpaio ordered the deployment of a powerful belt-fed .50 caliber machine gun to be on site during the operation to ensure deputies’ safety, as there have been recent reports of violence in the desolate desert areas.
From azcentral.com: This was what they brought along, a .50 caliber machine gun
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Wild Thing’s comment…….
I love this guy. We need more like him to stop this illegal immigration problem.
Ma-Deuce, nothing like putting the fear of God in the enemy. The M2 has a way of doing just that.
As Joe said, on Fox news they(obama)’s been trying to invesigate him for almost 2 years and have found nothing. If enforcing the law is a crime and with this bunch in Washington it probably is, then Sheriff Arpaio is guilty.
Sheriff Joe is doing the job he was elected for. The Feds don’t like it, but that is because they fail to do the job they are supposed to do.
They need to deputize Cuchieddy to man the .50cal.
The mush head in the White House and his bitch Eric Holder won’t prevail in court against Arizona. Once they lose we’ll see more Sherrif Joes
Thanks Mark, Tom and Rhod. Thank you all so much for your input on this.
Mark, thanks for the Sheriff Joe information.
Tom yes cuchieddie would be great. heh heh
Rhod, LOL love you calling Holder that.
Thanks Tom & Chrissie, I volunteer to be the gunner. I pledge to fire direct into the enemy.
Cuchieddie, heh heh and a big YESSS thank you.