A neighborhood of 14 Mexican troopers riding in two vehicles crossed into Texas at an international port of entry. The incursion ended in officers with U.S. Customs and Border Protection taking their weapons and immediate inserting them in handcuffs. One in every of the troopers had a little quantity of marijuana.
The incident took region early on Saturday morning when a neighborhood of troopers on the Cordova -Americas Global Port Bridge drove past the international border marker into El Paso, Texas, Mexico’s 24 Horas reported. As the troopers bought shut to the checkpoints manned by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, officers detained them, took their weapons, and positioned them in handcuffs.
#Nacional | #LoÚltimo Militares en dos unidades del ejercito mexicano fueron detenidos en el cruce de El Paso, Texas. Los elementos fueron esposados, sus armas decomisadas y retenidos los vehículos. Al momento la SEDENA no han emitido algún posicionamiento sobre lo sucedido. pic.twitter.com/v31G03Ju7w
— Fernando Canales F (@FerCanalesF) September 25, 2021
CBP confirmed the incident in an electronic mail to Reuters, asserting, “Correct after middle of the night right this moment CBP officers working at the Bridge of the The US’s international crossing in El Paso eminent two Mexican navy vehicles crossing the boundary and entering the U.S.
Drivers line up at the Cordova-Americas international bridge in Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua affirm, Mexico as Customs and Border Protection (CBP) brokers in El Paso, Texas, U.S. partially closed the lanes, delaying the crossing of vehicles on March 31, 2019. – President Donald Trump on Friday all all over again accused Mexico of failing to curb the drift of migrants illegally entering the US, and threatened to shut the border “next week” except something adjustments. The preventive measure is as a result of “humanitarian disaster” declared by CBP since it has processed 13 thousand 400 migrants detained by the Border Patrol.
In accordance to the AP, the troopers claimed to no longer relish realized they’d crossed the international boundary. After several hours, U.S. authorities launched the troopers and returned their vehicles and weapons. One in every of the troopers additionally confronted a civil penalty after U.S. authorities stumbled on a little quantity of marijuana on him.
CBP officers acknowledged the 14 troopers, their equipment, and vehicles had been returned to Mexico sooner than 5 a.m., Reuters reported.
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