{"id":2000488,"date":"2023-08-14T19:10:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-14T23:10:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/south-texas-becoming-very-hot-area-for-heavily-armed-cartel-gangsters-to-cross-police\/"},"modified":"2023-08-14T19:14:30","modified_gmt":"2023-08-14T23:14:30","slug":"south-texas-becoming-very-hot-area-for-heavily-armed-cartel-gangsters-to-cross-police","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/south-texas-becoming-very-hot-area-for-heavily-armed-cartel-gangsters-to-cross-police\/","title":{"rendered":"Police say South Texas is becoming a prime location for heavily armed cartel gangsters to cross."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsouth-texas-becoming-very-hot-area-for-heavily-armed-cartel-gangsters-to-cross-police%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2000488&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Elite Law Enforcement Captures\u2062 Heavily\u2063 Armed Mexican Cartel Members\u200b at the Border<\/h2>\n<p>In a thrilling operation, elite federal and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/south-texas-becoming-very-hot-area-for-heavily-armed-cartel-gangsters-to-cross-police\/\" title=\"Police say South Texas is becoming a prime location for heavily armed cartel gangsters to cross.\">state <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oregon-governor-encourages-people-to-call-police-on-neighbors-violating-covid-orders\/\" title=\"Oregon Governor Encourages People To Call Police On Neighbors Violating COVID Orders\">law enforcement agencies<\/a> successfully apprehended<\/a> two heavily armed members of a notorious Mexican cartel. These individuals had boldly crossed the Rio Grande and ventured into Texas, making this particular area a hotbed for militaristic \u200bsmugglers.<\/p>\n<p>The joint operation, conducted by the U.S. Border Patrol&#8217;s\u200c Tactical\u200c Unit, the Texas Department of Public Safety&#8217;s\u2063 Rangers Special Operations \u2064Group, and the Texas Game Warden, culminated in the \u2063arrest of the unidentified men on Thursday, Aug.\u200d 10. Their presence had been \u200ddetected on surveillance cameras several days prior.<\/p>\n<h3>Collaboration for Public Safety and National Security<\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;There is no greater public safety\u2062 and \u2064national security threat than the Mexican drug cartels, who have exploited security \u2062vulnerabilities due to an\u200c unsecured international border,&#8221; emphasized a Texas DPS spokesman. &#8220;This\u200d joint effort highlights\u200c the importance of collaborating with local, county, state, and federal agencies for one\u2063 common goal\u200b \u2014 keeping our state and country safe.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>According to the DPS official, the two men\u200d initially crossed the river with another individual into Fronton, Texas, before being captured on U.S. cameras. While all three men returned to Mexico, at least two of them made their way back into \u200dthe \u200bUnited States. This region\u2062 has become a popular temporary hideout for cartel members seeking refuge from the Mexican military&#8217;s \u2062operations against them.<\/p>\n<h3>A High-Stakes Operation<\/h3>\n<p>Swiftly \u200cresponding \u200bto the second sighting of the armed men\u2063 on Aug. 10, the three\u2063 law enforcement agencies sprang into action. The Texas Game Warden, aided by his canine partner, located \u200cone of the concealed long guns in the water. Meanwhile, the Texas \u2063Rangers discovered the \u200btwo men hidden in \u200dthe brush and handed them over to Border Patrol.\u200d The\u200d next step may involve referral to the U.S. attorney&#8217;s office \u2063for potential federal charges.<\/p>\n<p>Members of the Northeast \u2064Cartel, also known\u200b as the Cartel del Noreste, the two individuals were part of a transnational criminal \u2062organization involved in the illegal\u200b movement of people and drugs across the \u2064border. Surprisingly, they claimed\u2064 to be unaware that they had entered the United States, firmly believing they were \u2063still in Mexico.<\/p>\n<p>The firearms \u200bseized during the operation included an M4 fully automatic rifle and an AK-47, along with ammunition capable of \u2063penetrating bulletproof vests. The DPS spokesman emphasized the seriousness of the situation, stating, &#8220;These guys meant business. They \u2063could have done some harm.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>A Rare Encounter<\/h3>\n<p>Earlier this month, a\u2064 rare incident occurred when a Texas law enforcement drone \u2064spotted a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-drone-spots-armed-smuggler-leading-immigrants-across-the-border\/\" title=\"Texas drone detects armed smuggler guiding immigrants across border.\">human smuggler armed<\/a>\u2063 with a longarm. \u200bThis individual was \u200cseen guiding\u2064 a \u200cgroup of\u200b migrants across the Rio \u200cGrande and towards the \u2064U.S. border. It marked the\u2062 first time that state police in Eagle\u200c Pass had observed a smuggler carrying a firearm while leading people through the water.<\/p>\n<p>These <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rally-in-emerging-markets-already-in-danger-of-slowing\/\" title=\"Rally in Emerging Markets Already in Danger of Slowing\">recent events serve<\/a> as a stark reminder of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ex-opensea-managers-trial-kicks-off-in-first-nft-insider-trading-case\/\" title=\"Former OpenSea manager faces trial in groundbreaking NFT insider trading case. Get ready for the legal drama!\">ongoing challenges faced<\/a> by law enforcement agencies in securing the border and\u200c combating the activities of dangerous \u200bcriminal organizations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Elite federal and state law enforcement apprehended two heavily armed Mexican cartel members who illegally entered Texas through the Rio Grande. This region has become a notorious hotspot for militaristic smugglers. 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