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<DIV>Yes, and sometimes they use dogs, who <U>will</U> find anything you
shouldn't be carrying.</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT lang=0 size=2 face=Arial FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="10">Bob
"Trekker"<BR>Big Bend Desert Denizen, and...<BR>Naturalized Citizen - Republic
of Texas<BR><BR>"Government cripples you, then hands you a crutch and says,
'See, if it wasn't for us, you couldn't walk.' " -- Harry Browne<BR><BR>"If you
think health care is expensive now, wait until you see what it costs when its
free." -- P J O'Rourke<BR><BR>
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<DIV>In a message dated 11/12/2010 10:20:21 A.M. Central Standard Time,
ks1007@aol.com writes:</DIV>
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color=black size=3 face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">there are border patrol
all over the place down here - one hiker a couple of years back was stopped by
the BP in the middle of nowhere and made to empty his pack so they could
search it - I think that that was an overzealous rookie - I have not heard of
any other cases like this since then - if you do the trail the right way you
don't even come close to the permanent BP checkpoint - that drug bust was 3
miles south of columbus - every spring I warn hikers on here to not carry any
stuff with them - I believe if you are found in possesion of weed by the BP it
becomes a federal charge which is much harsher<BR><BR>
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<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=3>el coyote</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=3>Keith and Mary</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=3>Trail Angels</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=3>Deming,
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Message-----<BR>From: Sly <hikertrash@gmail.com><BR>To: cdt-l
<cdt-l@backcountry.net><BR>Sent: Fri, Nov 12, 2010 6:42 am<BR>Subject:
Re: [Cdt-l] Drug Bust in Columbus, NM<BR><BR>
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id=AOLMsgPart_0_7d32d068-981f-41be-b94a-8b59abaf9ea2><PRE style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt"><TT>If an hiker is carrying a bag of weed for pleasure, they may want to
stash it in Deming. If I recall correctly, a couple years ago while
dropping some hikers at the border, between where the hikers hit the
road, for the short road walk and borderline coop there was a
temporary/permanent inspection station with border patrol and dogs.
New Mexican law for an oz or less is 15 days and $50-$100 fine. Or you
could try and get a prescription. CO is cool, the other states would
seriously dampen a thru-hike.
Sly
On 11/11/2010 10:38 PM, Rich Brown wrote:
> I don't think this incident radically changes anything - it's just one
> more bit of info that may
> be useful to you. I for one am still planning to head NOBO out
> of Columbus in April.
>
> <A title=http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_16564868?source=pop_section_news href="http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_16564868?source=pop_section_news" target=_blank>http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_16564868?source=pop_section_news</A>
>
> Regards,
> Rich "Bear" Brown
>
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