Is Phoenix's sanctuary city policy so illegals won't fear reporting this sort of crime against them?

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"(11/06/07 - PENITAS, TX) - An illegal immigrant faces drug charges after complaining that two gunmen stole 150 pounds of marijuana from his Texas home.

Hidalgo County sheriff's deputies arrived at the home near Penitas to find the door kicked in and nearly 15 pounds of pot on the floor.

Sheriff Lupe Trevino says 35-year-old Jose Guadalupe Flores fled while the masked men ransacked the place.

But Flores later returned and told deputies he'd been wrapping the drugs for shipment when he was robbed.

Trevino says the guy admitted the drugs were his.

The sheriff says: "That's not the smartest move."

Flores, who's an illegal immigrant from Mexico, was charged with felony possession of marijuana. Because of his immigration status, Flores will be jailed until his case is heard.

The gunmen are sought in Friday's break-in. "

What do you think?

LOL. Yes, in theory. Many times the legal status of a person is protected or overlooked if it means helping them report crimes that they wouldn't normally do if their legal status were questioned. But since he was not only illegal, but was also in possession of illegal substances, it was really stupid of him to report this.

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