EL CENTRO, CA - U.S Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents working in the El Centro Sector of Southern California are taking a new approach in their continued efforts to stopping the flow of fentanyl into the United States by adding a second border wall.
According to News Nation, the secondary wall will be used to reinforce the original wall, making it much more difficult for Mexican drug cartels to smuggle in the illicit drugs. The El Centro Sector reportedly deals with 25 percent of the fentanyl seized between ports of entry or by CBP. El Centro Sector Chief Gregory Bovino said that he is using this innovative technique all thanks to the lateral thinking of his agents.
The secondary fence was created out of materials owned by the federal government that were gathering dust. Bovino said in a statement, "What we don't want is paralysis by analysis or to wait or to hesitate. We have to do it fast. And we have to do it hard, because guess what? The bad guys on the south said, they do it fast and hard. We have to do it faster and harder."
The Sinaloa cartel, which is operational on the other side of the border has become aware of the measures being taken by CBP and is acting accordingly as sensor bars are often being cut through throughout the sector to avoid crossings being detected. They are also exploiting zero-second vanishing points, which are residential areas where people can jump the initial wall and easily hide in those areas.
To cover the challenging terrain in the El Centro Sector, agents are taking several different approaches, including using ATVs, foot patrol, and vehicle patrol. However, they ultimately rely on the secondary barrier that will act to reinforce the initial wall. That section of the southern border remains a hot spot for illegal border crossings and smuggling drugs.
According to a press release from CBP, on Monday, July 15th, patrol agents at the El Centro Sector arrested two U.S. citizens who were attempting to smuggle 92 pounds of cocaine into the country. A white SUV approached the U.S. Border Patrol Highway 86 immigration checkpoint and during the primary inspection, a Border Patrol K9 detection term alerted agents to the presence of concealed people or drugs.
After further inspection of the vehicle, 34 packages wrapped in brown cellophane were found concealed in a hidden compartment in the ceiling of the SUV. The contents of the package tested positive for cocaine and the estimated value of the drugs is more than $1.04 million. Bovino said, "It's way too hot for this type of snow. Indio Station agents melted down plans to bring this poison to drug users in America and I applaud those agents for bringing the fight to bad people and bad things here in the Premier Sector."
According to News Nation, the secondary wall will be used to reinforce the original wall, making it much more difficult for Mexican drug cartels to smuggle in the illicit drugs. The El Centro Sector reportedly deals with 25 percent of the fentanyl seized between ports of entry or by CBP. El Centro Sector Chief Gregory Bovino said that he is using this innovative technique all thanks to the lateral thinking of his agents.
The secondary fence was created out of materials owned by the federal government that were gathering dust. Bovino said in a statement, "What we don't want is paralysis by analysis or to wait or to hesitate. We have to do it fast. And we have to do it hard, because guess what? The bad guys on the south said, they do it fast and hard. We have to do it faster and harder."
The Sinaloa cartel, which is operational on the other side of the border has become aware of the measures being taken by CBP and is acting accordingly as sensor bars are often being cut through throughout the sector to avoid crossings being detected. They are also exploiting zero-second vanishing points, which are residential areas where people can jump the initial wall and easily hide in those areas.
To cover the challenging terrain in the El Centro Sector, agents are taking several different approaches, including using ATVs, foot patrol, and vehicle patrol. However, they ultimately rely on the secondary barrier that will act to reinforce the initial wall. That section of the southern border remains a hot spot for illegal border crossings and smuggling drugs.
According to a press release from CBP, on Monday, July 15th, patrol agents at the El Centro Sector arrested two U.S. citizens who were attempting to smuggle 92 pounds of cocaine into the country. A white SUV approached the U.S. Border Patrol Highway 86 immigration checkpoint and during the primary inspection, a Border Patrol K9 detection term alerted agents to the presence of concealed people or drugs.
After further inspection of the vehicle, 34 packages wrapped in brown cellophane were found concealed in a hidden compartment in the ceiling of the SUV. The contents of the package tested positive for cocaine and the estimated value of the drugs is more than $1.04 million. Bovino said, "It's way too hot for this type of snow. Indio Station agents melted down plans to bring this poison to drug users in America and I applaud those agents for bringing the fight to bad people and bad things here in the Premier Sector."
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