Authorities investigating whether Border Patrol agent was kidnapped
Authorities investigating whether Border Patrol agent was kidnapped
BY AARON NELSEN : DECEMBER 26, 2014 : Updated: December 26, 2014 11:29am
LA JOYA — Authorities in the Rio Grande Valley are investigating a death threat and the possible kidnapping of a U.S. Border Patrolagent by an alleged cartel member, according to local media reports.
La Joya police have received a death threat against a Border Patrol agent, who was allegedly kidnapped by a person claiming to be a cartel member, according to ValleyCentral.com.
A Border Patrol spokesman said the agency has initiated an accounting protocol of all agents stationed in the sector, a process that may have begun as early as Thursday, the McAllen Monitor reports. At present, the Rio Grande Valley sector has more than 3,000 Border Patrol agents.
An FBI spokeswoman confirmed that the agency is aware of the report and will coordinate with Border Patrol to further monitor the situation and determine the appropriate action, if any.
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Police: Cartel claims they have kidnapped Border Patrol agent
by Nadia Galindo
Posted: 12.26.2014 at 9:46 AM
A person claiming to be a member of a cartel said they have kidnapped a border agent and threatened the agent's life, according to police.
Border Patrol is making contact with all personnel in the Rio Grande Valley sector at this time.
They have now confirmed that all agents working the day of the threat have been accounted for.
Now, they are working to verify all those off-duty at the time of the threat are safe.
The caller dialed 9-1-1 yesterday and said they have kidnapped a Border Patrol agent, La Joya Police Chief Geovanni Hernandez confirms.
The La Joya Police Department contacted Border Patrol and the FBI, Hernandez said.
A Border Patrol spokesperson did not confirm the threat, but they did confirm the agency is doing an accountability check of all agents stationed in the RGV sector.
Right now there are more than 3,000 Border Patrol Agents stationed in the Rio Grande Valley.
Action 4 News will continue to follow this story.
Check back for updates.
Statement from Border Patrol:
As of 10 am local time all on duty RGV sector agents have been accounted for. At this time RGV sector has not been able to corroborate the authenticity of the phone call received by the La Joya Police Department. Nevertheless through an abundance of caution the sector continues to pursue existing protocols to account for all RGV sector agents. The sector is also communicating with the CBP office of internal affairs, FBI, the La Joya PD and the government of Mexico regarding the original call. The sector employs approximately 3100 agents.
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