Coyotes use drones to monitor US Border Patrol
- March 2, 2023
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“Coyotes” (smugglers) are using drones to monitor the Border Patrol, which also uses drones to monitor migrant smugglers, it said on Thursday Customs and Border Guard (Pulp and
“Coyotes” (smugglers) are using drones to monitor the Border Patrol, which also uses drones to monitor migrant smugglers, it said on Thursday Customs and Border Guard (Pulp and paper industry).
The agency said in a statement that on the night of January 3, two border guard agents found about 30 migrants illegally crossing the border from Mexico in a car that was in the loading lane at the port of entry in Otay Mesa. California.
Two of the migrants were captured at this location, while the border guards pursued the rest, who fled north.
CBP added that “it was observed that smugglers took several migrants and they were taken to a supposed hideout in National City.”
“The next day, when the agents were monitoring the house, they noticed that several alleged unregistered They tried to leave the site in a white car,” the agency continued.
The agents stopped the vehicle and questioned the driver and passengers, which determined that the travelers were foreign undocumented immigrants who entered the United States illegally.
The driver was a 23-year-old US citizen, the statement said.
A search of the house led to the arrest of a 35-year-old American woman who, according to CBP, was responsible for the management of the residence. Agents found two other undocumented immigrants in the house, as well as $1,000 in cash and a semi-automatic rifle with a full magazine.
“During investigation Agents subsequently discovered footage recorded by the smugglers showing images of the agents finding 30 migrants who had crossed the border illegally the night before. border),” explained the CBP.
“The images were taken by a drone (robotic aircraft) used by a smuggling organization,” he added.
“Usage drones smugglers to police Border Patrol is a growing trend that we are seeing along the border,” said Aaron Heitke, San Diego Sector Chief for border patrol.
“This technology provides transnational criminal organizations with new opportunities that they seek to take advantage of,” the official added.
CBP has arrested two US citizens who have been charged with people smugglingthey were detained.
The agency confiscated the money, rifle, and car, and the undocumented immigrants were taken to the nearest station for clearance.
EFE
Source: Aristegui Noticias
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