Blinken contradicts Border Patrol testimony on fentanyl smuggling into U.S. | National
(Central Square) – Testimony of U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Brinken before the Senate Judiciary Committee on fentanyl seizures at the southern border, testimony by the director of U.S. Customs and Border Protection and designation of Mexican cartels as foreign terrorist organizations It contradicts the White House’s claims about . Senator Lindsay Graham, R.S.C., Asked […]
1 dead in shooting involving Border Patrol agents in southern AZ
Pima County, Arizona — One person died after a shooting involving Border Patrol agents in Pima County on Tuesday, officials said. Pima County Sheriff’s Department. Sheriff officials said they asked Pima County legislators to assist USBP agents chasing a vehicle on Highway 286 near Sassave, Arizona, shortly before 7 p.m. Officials said shots were fired […]
Two border patrol killings in less than a month | Crime
Tucson (KVOA) — Cochise County has had an incident in less than a month…the most recent one near Sasave. The Pima County Sheriff’s Department and the FBI are investigating an incident near the remote State Route 286 and 20 Mile Post. Customs and Border Protection officials said News 4 Tucson agents were involved in the […]
Border Patrol staffer questioned whether Ariz. rancher was ‘crazy’ when calling about alleged drug traffickers
a border guard Before Arizona rancher George Alan Kelly responds to allegations of armed drug traffickers on his property, he is heard on the phone asking if he is “crazy.” Fox News Digital recently obtained several recordings of calls between Border Patrol and Kelly with the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office from January 30th. The […]
Border Patrol questioned whether Arizona rancher was ‘crazy’ when calling about alleged drug traffickers
the border guard I heard Arizona rancher George Alan Kelly question two sheriff’s office dispatchers before answering a call about suspected armed drug traffickers on his property. . Fox News Digital recently obtained several recordings of calls between Border Patrol and Kelly with the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office from January 30th. The body of […]
Border Patrol agent injured in assault; suspect taken into custody
TUCSON, Arizona (13 News) – A Border Patrol agent was injured in an assault Saturday, March 4, while a suspect was in custody in Cochis County. The incident occurred around 4 a.m. near Fordy Road and State Route 92, west of Palominas, according to a U.S. Customs and Border Protection statement. Tucson Sector agents took […]
Border Patrol agent claims Arizona rancher George Alan Kelly being ‘intentionally vague’ in 911 calls: report
Border Patrol to 911 Dispatcher, Arizona Rancher George Allan Kelly According to a report citing recently released phone calls from that day, he was “intentionally vague” about what happened leading up to the shooting of a Mexican national found dead on his property. Nogales International reportedly received several calls this week that ranged in length […]
A Case Study in Border Patrol Fentanyl Seizures
An interesting phenomenon is occurring on the southwestern border. Tucson is one of the slowest sectors to arrest immigrants by border agents, accounting for nearly 94% of his fentanyl seizures in November. These agents have advantages that other colleagues don’t have, and they seem to make the most of them to slow the flow of […]
Man gets 7 years in prison for trying to kill Border Patrol agent in Arizona
PHOENIX — A 23-year-old man was sentenced Thursday to more than seven years in prison for violently attacking a U.S. Border Patrol agent in Arizona last year, officials said. Mexico’s Ray David Marquez Jiménez, who pleaded guilty in October to attempted murder of a federal employee, was sentenced by a U.S. District Court judge in […]