The United States Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) has issued a memo urging agents to “exercise extreme caution” following the seizure of 10 improvised explosive devices (IEDs) by the Mexican military on their side of the southern border. The CBP advises agents to report any sightings of potential armed individuals carrying possible explosive devices approaching the U.S. border. The alert follows an incident at a ranch near the Sasabe crossing in Pima County, Arizona, where U.S. authorities apprehended an armed man with an AK-47, two loaded AK magazines, loose ammunition and a handgun after shots were heard from a gunfight on the Mexican side of the border.
Mexican authorities, arriving shortly after the arrest, discovered the IEDs filled with black powder and shrapnel at the scene. The ranch, set near a breach in the fence, has allegedly been used for smuggling drugs and people into the U.S. Recently, rival criminal organizations have been sparring for control over the area.
The news arises amid a contentious debate over responsibility for the situation at the U.S. southern border, with over 7 million people reported to have crossed illegally into the U.S. since President Biden took office. The Biden regime presently faces criticism from Congressional Republicans pushing for border closures and a halt to illegal immigration. Caught illegal immigrants are currently given a future court date and released into the U.S.
