Mexico: Cross-border drug slinger on camera

Drug smugglers trying to get marijuana across the Mexican border into the United States have adopted a new approach - a catapult.

By The Newsroom

Published 27th Jan 2011, 15:51 BST

Updated 27th Jan 2011, 21:19 BST

CCTV cameras in Arizona captured a gang launching drug packages over the border with a 10ft high catapult and alerted the Mexicans who seized it.