Mexican Cartel Terrorists Open Fire on U.S. Border Agents in Texas
Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol agents exchanged gunfire with the cartel members
BREITBART
Several Border Patrol agents conducting surveillance and enforcement activities in Texas came under fire from suspected Mexican drug cartel operatives [] Monday []
Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol agents exchanged gunfire with the cartel members and sought cover as reinforcements were summoned. The agents did not sustain injuries during the initial exchange of gunfire. []
UPDATE: 9:15 p.m. 01/27/25: DPS officials report that state law enforcement resources have withdrawn from the scene. Mexican sources also report that Army and State Guard troops withdrew from the south side of the river. Officials indicate no arrests have been made. Border Patrol officials had no comment regarding their current status on the matter.
DPS Spokesman Lt. Chris Olivarez posted DPS drone videos showing the gunmen fleeing Mexico as Mexican military arrived.
VIDEO: Earlier today, @TxDPS responded to assist the US Border Patrol after agents received gunfire from cartel members in Mexico while patrolling in Fronton, Starr County. DPS Drone Operators captured the gunmen fleeing Mexico due to military presence, & seeking refuge on an… pic.twitter.com/oPf5l7wltO
— Chris Olivarez (@LtChrisOlivarez) January 28, 2025
UPDATE: 8:45 p.m. 01/27/25: Photos provided by Texas DPS show heavily armed Mexican Army trucks patrol the south side of the Rio Grande.
Mexican Army units patrol the south bank of the Rio Grande near the island where shots were fired at Border Patrol agents. (Texas Department of Public Safety)
UPDATE: 8:15 p.m. 01/27/25: Border Patrol Tactical (BORTAC) teams arrived at the scene to help recover three Border Patrol vehicles abandoned by agents who came under fire, according to DPS Lt. Olivarez.
Video posted by Jorge Ventura Media shows the BORTAC teams arriving.
BREAKING- Active investigation on the Texas border in Fronton after border patrol agents were fired upon by suspected cartel members on the Mexican side attempting to cross a group of illegals , agents returned gunfire , no one was hit.
Border patrol agent advised me to leave… pic.twitter.com/P3l6X5ZH6h
— Jorge Ventura Media (@VenturaReport) January 27, 2025
Olivarez told Breitbart Texas four cartel gunmen were hiding on the 100+ acre brush-covered island. The island is located in the middle of the Rio Grande not far from Fronton Island, the island that was cleared of brush in November 2023 by the Texas National Guard.
UPDATE: 6:00 p.m. 01/27/25: Texas DPS Lt. Chris Olivarez told Breitbart Texas that four alleged gunmen are still pinned down on an island in the Rio Grande. The men are being monitored by DPS drones. The men reportedly pointed rifles at the drones.
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The latest shooting comes just days after a Border Patrol agent was killed during a shootout in Vermont. The Border Patrol agent, identified by officials as David C. Maland, conducted a traffic stop on a Vermont highway near the Canadian border.
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