Background: The California border from Jacumba to San Diego is the major route used by the Arellano-Felix cartel to flood America with illicit drugs. Human trafficking is often in the form of coyotes giving illegals 'discounts' if they will transport drugs on their journey. In spite of Minutemen 24/7, 365 vigilance, this sector of our border remains a threat to the well being of America. If there was ever a place for secure fence, this is it.
There are 4 Minutemen groups that operate in the Campo/Tecate border sectors. The Tecate Sector is mainly patrolled by the Mountain MinuteMen lead by Robert Crooks (lildog). To the East in the Campo Sector is the camp of 'Czeckstan' who calls himself the California Mountain Minuteman Project. We then have the locale of the Campo Minutemen headed by Britt Craig (kingfish). Set back 2-3 miles from the Campo line in nearby Boulevard is found Camp Vigilance manned by MCDC of California.
The San Diego border 60 miles to the West is patrolled by Jeff Schwilk's San Diego Minutemen.
The variety of Minutemen groups, activities and methods is nothing short of befuddling to the casual observer. As is natural to all human endeavors, there is both cooperation and sometimes animosity between groups. While groups generally have a full-time presence in their perspective locations, understandably, most rely upon 'weekend warriors' or 'come when I can' volunteers from Southern California and elsewhere. If you are considering a California border trip, I would strongly suggest that you talk with me so I can explain the nuances of groups operating in this area.
(Disregard the incorrect dates on some pictures. I sometimes forget to set the date)
Minutemen have names for many locations along the border. Immediately below is Couch Wash where, believe it or not, illegals had placed an old couch on the Mexican side so as to be comfortable waiting to cross the border. The gap in the metal panel fence in the center of the picture is called 'Tank Trap'. In the immediate foreground are new vehicle barriers. The mountain in the upper right is called Hill 241. While receiving my tour from lildog, two illegals were spotted brazenly crossing Hill 241 in daylight. In the upper left is a dirt road going south out of the picture. I did an afternoon-dark watch and reported three illegals walking among the boulders above this road. They saw me and sat down. They were likely 'spotters' or scouts for a drug smuggling run that evening. We reported their suspicious presence to the Border patrol.
Typical trash left by passing illegals: water containers, backpacks, clothes and 'booties'. The two red objects and the darker one to their left are bootie scarves used to wrap around shoes to make tracking more difficult.
The US border is three/fourths of the way inside this RR tunnel. It is a popular crossing point.
I was a day late for a Light up the Line event held by Minutemen along the California border. I was told that there were up to a hundred cars lined up facing Mexico here, all turning on their car lights after dark to send a message. Minutemen from many groups and locales attended. The San Diego Minutemen had 17 cars lined up along the San Diego border. Symbolic, yes, but they damned well know there are still patriots left in this country. This spot on 'Grassy Knoll' was the muster location.
It was a warm S. California day by the time I drove over to Czechstan's location among a stand of Cottonwoods. There are no conveniences here but Stanley's hospitality made up for it. Czechstan emigrated from Czechoslovakia and is already fighting for his new country.
I was lucky enough to stay in a vacant donated blue camper. The ladder was for repairing a leaky roof.
It was not difficult for Czechstan to show me areas of vulnerability in the wall. Minutemen have filled gaps with barbed wire but it is a mere inconvenience to border crossers.
Speaking of fences, this represents a misguided effort to stop the flow of illegals. Someone created a website and solicited funds to build a fence. While intentions were good, you can see the results. It slowed down crossers long enough for them to knock it over and continue inland. Let this be a reminder to only give contributions to known, reliable organizations.
I am going to end this email because of its length and bandwidth. I will send out a California Part 2 with a discussion of the Campo Minutemen, my jaunt to the wall in San Diego, 'Gadget' Dan, MCDC Camp Vigilance, and other stuff.
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