Pacific Scientific Energetic Materials…that's a company in Arizona, aerospace tech company. Bizarre.
You know, all this happens in an area that's been rife with sinister shit for decades. I know between Tucson and Casa Grande to the north, there has been a LOT of satanic worship groups active for decades, and a few years back they were even finding dismembered bodies in garbage bags after ceremonies out in the desert, so this would be all be par for the course, given what we know about the other "activities" those who seem to be behind this are involved in.
Guy on the tower went live about five minutes ago (as of 9:08PM CST), said a masked hispanic male on a yellow quad came in, tried to run someone on the ground over, then pulled out a pistol and shot into the air before heading back onto the neighboring reservation. It's abundantly clear that the cartel wants them off that land immediately, wouldn't be surprised if they're attacked tonight.
They mentioned earlier in the day having a "long rifle", my guess is they're just saying they're unarmed to keep the cops from going "SHOOTER ON THE TOWER OMG" and arresting them. Seeing how they've been threatened with weapons already, it'd be suicide to not be armed.
Last update was three hours ago when they were live, the sun was setting then and the two guys at the site were preparing to hole up in the tower for the evening. Nothing since then, my guess is they're sleeping in shifts, with one of them using the NVG set they have up there at all times.
Update: Cadaver dogs are coming in the morning. TPD arrived under the supervision of a competent chief and they secured the site and collected further evidence. Apparently there's a bigshot cartel boss being shielded on the neighboring reservation, which is unconnected to the trafficking, as he's into moving drugs, but CEMEX is fighting to keep the dogs out. The guys are off the tower, but are keeping watch over the site alongside police right now.
All I can go by is what the guy said, but according to him there's finally a TPD unit out there that's securing the site with them. Given the nature of how organized crime works, we can't really be too certain of their sincerity, as ANY trafficking ring this large would undoubtedly have made deep inroads into the local law enforcement, but at least according to VOP, the police seem intent on keeping anyone from disturbing the site before cadaver dogs are there. When you're dealing with shit that seems to be more suited to some sort of crime novel or TV show, rather than reality, it gets difficult to divine who exactly is on the up and up and who isn't. I'm just hoping they get the dogs there and confirm whether or not there are any bodies in the area…but in any event I expect this to be buried in the media and in social media regardless of the outcome.
Tucson PD are bringing them in the morning according to VOP. Now, whether or not they show up remains to be seen, but the situation at the moment sees the TPD at the site with a unit keeping guard, with their assurance (for what that's worth…idk, I don't live there), that cadaver dogs will come after daybreak.
Good point, but look at how notoriously fickle "admissibility" is when it suits the needs of the state or the defense. They're technically within their legal right to submit what they've collected as evidence, so long as they can document it was handled "properly", but at the end of the day it depends on how the legal system decides to handle it. It can be "misplaced", it can be "re-examined and determined to not support the original conclusions", or they can straight up lie and say, "It was determined to be inadmissible because of [shoddy reason here]". The court of public opinion, though, is taking an increasing interest in this, even with FB and other social media sites trying to limit the exposure, so perhaps the judiciary will be less willing to pull some shit.
Indeed. Take the site in question, for instance. It's been abandoned by CEMEX for quite some time, but they're still paying close to $75 grand a year in property tax on it. Why pay tax on a property that doesn't have anywhere near that much in scrap or resource value unless you need to keep it labeled as "private property" for some reason?