Drugs Mock Obama? | 05/05/2009 11:50 am

Did Drug Smugglers Mock Obama, Calderón? (Video)

Police in Texas discovered bundles of marijuana with the message: ‘Obama-USA’ and ‘Obama-USA, Calderon-Mexico.’

By The Staff at wowOwow.com

News Channel 5 KRGV

Police were not shocked by the bundles of marijuana they discovered in a man’s truck in Texas — but they were astonished by the message written on some of the packaging.

Peñitas Police Chief Oscar Ontiveros says several packages contained this message, written in big, black letters: "Obama-USA" and "Obama-USA, Calderon-Mexico."

"This is the first time we encountered that." Ontiveros told a local news station on Monday.

Investigators suspect the message may be linked with President Barack Obama’s recent trip to Mexico — where he and Mexican president Felipe Calderón pledged to restore order and crack down on drug trafficking. While the driver did not share much information with police, it is believed he is a "mule" who smuggles drugs and people between the US-Mexican border.

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Funny.

By Marjorie C. on 05/05/2009 12:10 pm

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If we legalized drugs and took the profit for criminals out of the equation. We spend so much money and like prohibition this so called drug war does nothing to help anyone. If we legalized,taxed and took the money to educate the population we would be far better off. These laws are so antiquated.

By S G on 05/05/2009 12:30 pm

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This is a pretty weird story.

By DeBúrca obj on 05/05/2009 12:59 pm

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Deb, I agree this is a weird story.

By starry Nite on 05/06/2009 1:16 am

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Politically attuned drug smugglers?!?!?! I wonder what their screen names are…

By Mary Quite-Contrary on 05/05/2009 1:42 pm

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Funny Mary!…

Mocking? Gee…ya think?

By Kelly In Texas on 05/05/2009 2:12 pm

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Why not? He’s a "Mockable" sort of fellow!

By HA BIBI on 05/05/2009 1:48 pm

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Back in the day there were acid tabs with everything from Mickey Mouse, to Richard Nixon to Mao on them, this is nothing new, just a new crop of Politicians

By C. Aune on 05/05/2009 1:54 pm

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Halliburton!

By Martha Vinyard on 05/05/2009 2:26 pm

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Why is it so un-cool to condemn recreational drugs in America?

Even here at wowowow, the commenters who favor the legalization of drugs are favored by the wow founders. I find it quite incredible. However, for those who think legalization will end all crime associated with drugs, they are sadly mistaken. Whether the drug is legal or smuggled, it is not free. And for those of us who applaud MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Drivers), I cringe at the thought of more drivers who may be incapacitated by drugs to be on the highway … legally or not.

By Bonnie Oliver on 05/05/2009 5:05 pm

The prohibition on drugs does not work. It actually cost lives and dollars. The driving laws would be the same. Do you not think that every day you get in your car there is someone who is driving high already. The only thing that would change is the gangster aspect would be taken away and taxes could be used for education and the good of the people. If you think the quote war on drugs is winning your wrong.What we are saying is the overcrowded prisons would be half full. Look at prohibition and alcohol. No difference. One of my best friends died from liver disease due to alcohol. It is leagal. Cigarettes don’t get anyone high but they kill people with cancer every year. The list goes on. Do some research. The antiquated laws we have cost tons of money and large numbers of peoples lives.

By S G on 05/06/2009 8:18 am

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S G -

In your argument in favor of legalization of recreational drugs, you are using that tired old tactic of comparing drugs to alcohol and cigarettes. I just don’t buy it. It is a red herring. Perhaps you should "do some more research" as you so kindly advised me to do.

I do agree that many in law enforcement see some of the pointlessness of trying to prevent illegal drugs from entering America because too many Americans are so enraptured with their own proclivity for drugs, that the battle against the smugglers is half lost before it begins. Just because it is difficult, does not mean that Americans who want to keep their communities, schools and malls drug free, should be ignored or forced to form their own vigilante groups.

The laws may be antiquated but do you really want that 18 year old out on the street in front of the school your child attends or maybe his younger sibling actually attending the school and selling drugs.

To legalize recreational drugs is taking the easy way out. It is foisting the problem onto the next generation of Americans who maybe will be able to speak out and say drugs are "un-cool" without half the media and many of the educated in the country who obtain their own drugs from some upscale pusher and do not see all the havoc that is wrought on the poorer communities and peoples of our country.

By Bonnie Oliver on 05/06/2009 8:24 pm

There’s an organization" Officers Against Prohibition" they’re lobbying to legalize drugs. They believe that if drugs were legalized Mexican drug cartels, the kidnappings,murders and the corruption would end.

United States drug consumers are approximately 97% of the mexican/columbian drug cartels customers. The United States supplies the guns and other weapons used by these cartels. It is even said that that foreign anti-american groups are supplying weapons to these contels.

What do you expect these drug cartels to do send Presidents Obama and Calderon bouquets of flowers thanking them for fighting drug trafficking?

By L. C. on 05/06/2009 5:22 am