Posted on 03/20/2007 4:34:53 PM PDT by SwinneySwitch
SOUTH OF DONNA — Border Patrol agents investigating a possible drug smuggling operation encountered gunfire from the Mexican side of the border Tuesday morning. No one was hurt, an agency spokesman said.
The agents stopped around 7:30 a.m. just south of the intersection of Tower Road and Military Highway, after spotting a raft carrying marijuana floating near the U.S. side of the river, said Border Patrol spokesman Oscar Saldaña.
As the agents approached the bank, someone across the river fired several rounds, Saldaña said. The agents returned fire, but said later that they didn’t think they hit anyone.
Saldaña could not release a description of the shooters or say how many men may have been involved in the attack because they took cover in a brush patch. After the incident, agents retrieved 305 pounds of marijuana in four bundles from the U.S. side of the river.
This is the second attack in the Rio Grande Valley Border Patrol Sector this month. Two weeks ago, an agent came under attack from a suspected illegal immigrant throwing rocks near the Hidalgo-Reynosa port of entry. He sustained minor injuries, but his assailant fled to Mexico.
“We’ve been anticipating more incidents like this,” Saldaña said. “We have more people on the ground now, and with more people, you’re going to run into more things.” ____
Jeremy Roebuck covers law enforcement and general assignments for The Monitor. You can reach him at (956) 683-4437. For this and more local stories, visit www.themonitor.com.
They'd better not have. They can get in big trouble for that, these days. ;)
Oh, I'm sure they hit someone. Butt injuries will be popping up like pop corn.
BP Ping!
If you want on, or off this S. Texas/Mexico ping list, please FReepMail me.
One wouldn't have a recent bullet wound in his backside, would he?
ARGH!!!!!!!!
ARRRRRRRRRRRRRGH!
Tomorrow's headline? "Mexican shooters complain to authorities 'The Border Patrol agents scared us.' Mexico City demands action, DOJ offers SSN's and stipends for testimony against BP agents, agents face 11 to 12 years."
If they missed they need more "Range" time!
Can't be true. Border-jumping drug traffickers are just peaceful, well-meaning people simply looking for a better life. The evil isolationist BP agents must have just made it up because they wanted to "go kill some Mexicans" or something.
While they are at the range,have someone instruct them about leading your target.Shooting at paper all day doesn't do much to improve your chances of hitting the target in the real world.
Correct. Just wonder what it will take for the PTB to stand up and do the right thing. Although this type of thing is not a political fight, it is a real world gunfight against our brave American Border Patrol. Time is coming for a change of ROE.
I look at this as all part of family values not stopping at the border. Drug smugglers, when they come to the U.S., will learn about gun safety and join the NRA in a timely matter.
The good news is apparently they are authorized to fire back across the border.
Good thing they didn't hurt those poor innocent smugglers! God forbid they actually be allowed to do their job!
If you are fired upon,
retreat to a position
under cover, do not
return fire.
Immediately call your
supervisor, who will
contact the Department
of Mexican Relations
liaison in Washington DC
who will then contact
President Calderon as
to how to proceed.
Failure to follow these
Rules of Engagement will
expose you to prosecution
by Johnny Sutton and the
United States cannot
protect you.
We are counting on you
to be good Border Citizens.
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