On March 24, 2009 there was a cross-border drug bust much like what I describe in Gauntlet. This was a good example of a coordinated effort between the police in Washington and the Canadian RCMP in BC.  The problem? Large amounts of highly potent BC marijuana were being sent across the border to Washington and Idaho, with cocaine, ecstasy, and American guns coming back into British Columbia.  The smugglers used small, low flying helicopters and transporting the goods in the middle of the...