Beauty Queen Rides Shotgun Con Banditos
December 24th, 2008 by Perry
Making headlines and punch-lines all around the world, a beauty queen found in a pick-up truck full of weapons might cause embarrassment anywhere else. Luckily, Laura Zuniga represents Sinaloa, Mexico’s most violent and drug-trade addled state.
Zuniga, 23, was held with seven others at a military checkpoint in Guadalajara on Tuesday. Also in the truck were several alleged drug traffickers, assault rifles, a dozen cell phones and some cash. Authorities were working on a tip against one of the men arrested, who is supposed to be a member of the Juarez cartel, a powerful player in the drug business.
Reuters reports Zuniga won the Miss Sinaloa title in July and planned to participate in Miss International 2009. Zuniga also earned the title, “Queen of Hispanic America 2008,” and for the record, is smoking hot.
Don’t Fuck with John Popper
March 9th, 2007 by Alex
John Popper and his pal Brian Gourgeois were arrested in Washington state for driving 111 mph.
Ok, people speed, fair enough. Then they found that John likes to partake in marijuana, as they found a small amount of pot and a pipe in his car. Then they found out that John likes to shoot things, is afraid of an upcoming apocalypse and perhaps likes to hunt humans at night.
It’s cool to collect guns, but bringing enough fire power to arm a Ugandan warlord might just be pushing the envelope. When police officers had a drug dog search his SUV, they found:
- 4 rifles
- 9 handguns
- 1 switchblade
- 1 taser
- 1 pair of nightvision goggles
- flashing emergency headlights
- a siren
- a public address system
John informed police that he installed all of these items into his car in preparation for a natural disaster.
I don’t know what sort of natural disasters strike Washington state, but usually things like emergency rations, communications equipment, candles, generators and clothing are what people stockpile. Not rifles, tasers and nightvision goggles.
John’s car was impounded and the Washington state police are charging him with misdemeanors. Perhaps he’s giving them the “Run Around?”
[Photos via Washington State Patrol/AP]
