Performing Escort Duty For The Press!

 Since today is Day 1 of our op, we are still waiting for team members to roll into town.  So it was a good time to bring the reporter from Rolling Stone magazine to a known hotspot in the mountains.  Nailer was the guide while I provided security.  And it was a hot one today, over one hundred degrees.  I even felt like I was coming down with heat exhaustion so I had to hold in place and cool my body down so as not to become a heat casualty.  It happens fast out here.  Shown to the reporter was Sinaloa Cartel and arabic graffiti at the border near some known cartel spotter locations.  Also pointed out was the lack of a BP presence in this area during their shift change which the cartel have intimate knowledge of.  Another problem with border security in this area is the fact that even though there are towers posted with multiple cameras (thermal, night vision), there are plenty of gullies and washes that one can walk through with little chance of being spotted by these towers.  Between shifts there can be hours of a lack of a physical presence in this area.  As good as BP operates, they can not be everywhere at once.  Even if these towers detect traffic,  it would take hours for BP to drive in and pick up the trail.  And if no BP help is in the area to assist, this traffic might never be found.  Remember, BP readily admits that for every one illegal caught, three get away.  We believe the actual number is more like four or five.  After a couple hours on the mountain, and the reporter happy with the trek, we returned to base to rest and get ready for tonight.  More later!