The son of the murdered texa ranch warns cartels using the same tactics as the terrorist groups
The Texas family regrets after his father killed an explosive device on his ranch in Mexico, south of Brownsville, Texas. Now his son speaks, calling an attack on an act Cartel terrorism.
“These are the same tactics that used terrorist groups in Iraq,” said US Army veteran Ramiro Césledes. “Fox and friends“Thursday.
“I believe cartels have a sophisticated Mexican Army equipment. Also, training. They need training on how to fight terrorism.”
The veteran of the US army Ramiro Césledes shown with father Antonio Céspedes Saldierna. (Ramiro Césledes)
Antonio Céspedes Saldierna, 74, Ranca who worked on both sides of the border with American and Mexico, was killed when a makeshift explosive device (IED) detonated while driving on his property last month. Two other people were also in the car at the time of the explosion, killing one man and sending a woman to the hospital.
Antonio immigrated to the United States in the 1970s in search of US sleep, to his son. After withdrawing more than ten years ago, he bought a property in Mexico, where he raised livestock and grown.
Ramiro recalled the moment he had received devastating news.
“You wouldn’t tell me what happened,” he said. “They told me that he had hit a kind of mine and was trapped in his vehicle.”
The 74-year-old Texas Rancher Antonio Céspedes Saldierna truck was seen after driving an explosive device at Tamaulipas in Mexico. (Ramiro Cespedes)
Ramiro, who served more tour of Iraq and Afghanistan, was wounded by an explosive device while deploying and got a purple heart. He never imagined that his father would become a victim of the same tactics he faced in the Middle East.
“People get used to these kinds [cartel] Actions, but Ieds and drones, that’s something new, “he said.
The Texas Commissioner for Agriculture Sid Miller called the explosion “tragic and alarming,” inviting residents near the border and those traveling to Mexico to do “extreme caution”. He also warned that cartel activity was becoming an increasing threat along the southern border.
Tamaulipas officers in Mexico recently issued a warning of explosive devices on rural roads near the border. AND US Embassy in Mexico He also warned the passengers, reporting that IED -IED is more commonly used in the region.
In early January, an explosive device detonated under the Government truck belonging to the Mexican Federal Water Agency in Rio Brava.
Image of improvised explosive devices (IED) provided by the Tamaulipas State Government. (The state government of Tamaulipas)
Ramiro believes that the US must do more to support Mexico in the fight against cartel violence, especially below President Donald Trump administration.
“With the new policy of President Trump, I believe some changes occur, especially here on the border,” he said, describing the current situation as a “unilateral war.”
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Trump’s administration has indicated multiple cartels as foreign terrorist organizationsincluding a moment de Aragua, Mara Salvatruca (MS-13) and Cártel de Sinalo. The label allows you to implement the law to use additional tools and resources against threats.
