Sheriff Babeu makes the case for more border security

NAPOLITANO IGNORES ICE ARREST OF DRUG AND HUMAN TRAFFICKER ‘SPOTTER’ IN ARIZONA MOUNTAINS

Arizona Victims Speak Out at Press Conference Highlighting Illegal Activity

Phoenix, AZ – On Wednesday Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu, along with Arizona victims of illegal immigrant activities, held a press conference to detail illegal ‘spotter’ activity by illegal immigrants near the Sawtooth Mountains in Silverbell.

“ICE first made the arrest, but Homeland Security Janet Napolitano still acts as if everything is just fine in Arizona,” said Sheriff Babeu. “These Arizona residents fear for their safety and are afraid to leave their residences because spotters watch their every move.

“Our citizens are forced to live in constant fear because the federal government has refused to take the necessary action to secure our borders immediately. We cannot afford to wait any longer for help in Pinal County and across the state.”

In an effort to enforce laws curbing illegal activity, Sheriffs Babeu and Larry Dever of Cochise County have established www.bordersheriffs.com to help combat lawsuits brought by the ACLU and the Justice Department against the Sheriffs and explore opportunities to affirmatively bring action against the Federal Government.

On Tuesday, July 27th, 2010 a Pinal County resident living near the Sawtooth Mountains in Silverbell was flying his private plane when he observed an individual standing near the opening of a cave near Wild Cat Peak. The resident felt that the individual may have been a “spotter” for drug and human trafficking activity and called the U.S. Border Patrol to report the activity.

U.S. Border Patrol and ICE responded and located the “spotter” who was an illegal alien living in the cave. He was apprehended and deported back to Mexico.

On Tuesday September 7th, 2010 at 7 p.m. the Pinal County Sheriff’s Office received a call from a homeowner reporting a residential burglary near the base of the Sawtooth Mountains.

The victim, who lives alone, returned home from work at 7 p.m. and discovered her residence had been burglarized. Taken from her home were numerous rifles, pistols, a shotgun, food, batteries, socks, flashlights, night vision equipment and binoculars. Evidence indicates that several individuals carried the stolen property through the desert and into the Sawtooth Mountains up near Wild Cat Peak.

BorderSheriffs.com was formed to help provide Arizona sheriffs such as Sheriff Dever a sufficient legal defense to take on the Obama Administration, the ACLU and others opposing a secure border and enforcement of SB1070.