Texas ranches Working near the southern border, they were called to do extremely caution when traveling through Mexico after one of their own killed earlier this month with an improvised explosive device (IED).
Antonio Céspedes Saldierna, 74, Texas ranch who worked on both sides of the border, drove near his ranch in Tamaulipas, MexicoSouth of Brownsville in Texas, when he was killed by IED, Krgv-TV reported.
Horacio Lopez Peña was also killed. Ninfa Griseld Ortega, Lopez’s wife, was hospitalized with injuries.
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This air picture was shot on December 8, 2023. It shows the US-Mexico border wall in Sasabe in Arizona. (Valerie Macon/AFP via Getty Images)
In a statement, the Texas Commissioner for Agriculture Sid Miller said that a deadly explosion is part of “a growing threat represented by cartel activity along our South limit. “He encouraged the ranchs and those who work near the border to” do extreme caution. ”
“I encourage everything in the agricultural industry to stay awake, remain aware of their surroundings and report any suspicious activity of the law implementation. In addition, you can avoid earthen roads and distant areas, refrain from touching unknown goals that could be explosive devices, restrict travel up to Daily hours, stay on the main roads and avoid regions under cartel control, “Miller said.
“Our agricultural family is the backbone of Texas and we have to do everything we can to protect it,” he added.
Ramiro Césledes, a US army veteran who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, told the news that IED had injured while being deployed.
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US Border Patrol after agents received shooting from cartel members in Mexico while patrolling in Fronton in Texas last week. (Texas Department of Public Security)
“I consider it a terrorist attack, because if I went to war in the fight against terrorists, I see the same thing here – my personal opinion – it’s a terrorist attack,” he said.
State Department issued a warning about traveling to American nationals in Tamaulipas, citing high crime and abduction in the midst of violence between drug cartel. Government officials in Tamaulipas recently warned of explosive devices on rural roads near the border between Reynos and Rio Bravo.
“Armed conflicts between organized crime groups have left explosive substances and materials on agricultural roads, holes and fields that represent a latent risk for people,” wrote on Spain on the Government’s Facebook page.
In an interview with Channel 5 News, the Tamaulipas State Police spokesman said IED’s criminal groups are set up to make rivals on their territory, Krgv-TV reported.
Image of improvised explosive devices (IED) provided by the Tamaulipas State Government. The Texas Rancher was killed earlier this month in Mexico when he hit IED while driving. (The state government of Tamaulipas)
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