Good point. It’s not so much hard to believe as it is an example of a hastily written post. I had a federal judge confirm the details of the story and I should have mentioned this in the post. And I did cite a “drug enforcement official” who talked about drug smuggling and his belief that smugglers try to get drugs out of EZEIZA on a daily basis. Perhaps it would have been better had I simply quoted him, without revealing his identity, instead of paraphrasing him. In any case, this assertion is common knowledge among drug enforcement officials. I could not name this source, but I could have explained why the person declined to be quoted on the record. That may have helped readers understand the context better.

Cheers and thanks for the critique,
TAP