Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents arrested another armed human smuggler near the Arizona-Mexico border.
The driver, a legal permanent resident from Mexico had two other Mexican nationals in his vehicle, Modlin stated. The driver now faces criminal charges relating to the illegally possessed firearm and human smuggling.
Border Patrol officials in multiple sectors along the U.S.-Mexico border report increasing numbers ofLast week, Texas Rangers began an investigation into the death of an alleged human smuggler. The man died after crashing into the brush following a police pursuit, Breitbart TexasEarlier this month, an armed human smuggler shot an El Paso Sector Border Patrol agent multiple times in the chest, Breitbart Texas. The shots struck the agent in the chest multiple times.
State and federal law enforcement sources in nearly every sector of the southwest border report increases in armed human smugglers. Officials say this raises concerns for officer safety. San Diego Sector Chief Patrol Agent Aaron Keitke reports a 50 percent increase in the number of firearms seized by agents in his sector. During FY22, which ended on September 30, 2022, San Diego Sector agents seized more than 60 firearms.
“We never know who we’ll encounter as we patrol the border,” Heitke said in a written statement. “Our agents are the first line of defense against smugglers who have become more aggressive and brazen in their attempts to bring people and narcotics into our country.”
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