[More brilliant strategy by our government. At least this one is true to form to the original (alleged) Biblical basis for forfeiture --the Old Testament story of the goring ox (Exodus 21:28-30) -- which said the ox must be slaughtered. See http://www.fsu.edu/~crimdo/forfeiture.html. In those days, it did not take the government long to realize that it was a better idea to just keep the ox or have a big barbeque than to simply destroy it. It will be interesting to see how long it will take for our current government to abandon the idea of destroying seized vehicles. Leon] http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/index.php?page=border_news&story_id=011204a1_se ized or http://tinyurl.com/2z8mm >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> THE BORDER: Smugglers' rides will be crunched 900 vehicles seized from people traffickers GABRIELA RICO Tucson Citizen George Clark of EG&G Technical Services in Nogales inspects some of the 900 vehicles that have been seized by Border Patrol agents since Octoberbecause they were used to transport illegal migrants. More than 900 vehicles used to transport illegal immigrants have been seized by Border Patrol agents and soon may be destroyed. This "reinvigoration of the law" that allows for the seizure of these vehicles is part of a new effort to take "smuggling tools" off Arizona's roads. "Every single one of these vehicles is the tool of the trade for smugglers. They're being crippled," said David S. BeMiller, one of three asset/forfeiture agents of the Tucson sector of the Border Patrol. Later this month, Border Patrol officials will begin ordering that the forfeited vehicles be crushed in order to keep them from showing up again, he said. . . . <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< ****************************************************** FEAR also offers an unmoderated discussion list and digests for all lists List unsubscribe: mailto:fear-list-request@mapinc.org?Body=unsubscribe Swap to digest: mailto:owner-fear-list@mapinc.org?subject=digest ******************************************************