RANGER ACTIVITIES DIVISION
                           MORNING REPORT

Attention: Directorate
           Regional and Park Chief Rangers, USPP, BIFC, FLETC
           Ranger Activities Division Information Network

Day/Date:	 Tuesday, November 26, 1991

INCIDENTS

91-634 - Organ Pipe Cactus (Arizona) - Marijuana Seizure

On the evening of November 24th, rangers received a report of suspicious 
persons crossing the Mexican border into the United States through the park 
and began tracking and surveillance operations in conjunction with the 
Border Patrol in an effort to interecept them.  Around 11:00 a.m. the 
following morning, a team of rangers was patrolling a dry wash in front of 
the park's visitor center - a known pick-up point - when they came upon ten 
bales of marijuana stashed near the highway.  The marijuana, which weighed 
200 pounds and is valued at $200,000, was packaged in burlap bags and ready 
for shipment.  This is the sixth major seizure rangers have participated in 
during the past month.  [Cheto Olais, CR, via CompuServe message from Herb 
Gercke, RAD/WRO, 11/25]

STAFF STATUS

Division Chief: No leave or travel scheduled.

Branch of Resource and Visitor Protection: Halainen on AL (11/25-11/29).

Branch of Fire and Aviation: Gale serving as incident commander for 50th 
anniversary of Pearl Harbor, U.S.S. Arizona Memorial, HI (11/25-12/9); 
Norum, Broyles and Erskine on AL (11/25-11/29).

Prepared by WASO Division of Ranger Activities

Telephone:	Branch of R&VP - FTS 268-4874/6039 or 202-208-4874/6039
              Branch of F&A (WAS0) - FTS 268-5572/5573 or 202-208-5572/5573
Telefax:	Branch of R&VP - FTS 268-6756 or 202-208-6756
              Branch of F&A (WASO) - FTS 268-5977 or 202-208-5977
CompuServe:	Branch of R&VP - WASO-RANGER
              Branch of F&A (WASO) - WASO-FIRE-WO
SEAdog:	Branch of R&VP - 1/650
              Branch of F&A (WASO) - 1/655