Human Smuggler Drags Border Patrol Agent with Fleeing Vehicle, Say Feds

by BOB PRICE 12 Sep 2022

Federal authorities say a U.S. human smuggler dragged a Tucson Sector Border Patrol agent with his car as he attempted to flee apprehension.

A Wilcox Station Border Patrol agent attempted to stop an SUV on SR-80 in Arizona on September 6, according to a tweet from Tucson Sector Chief Patrol Agent John R. Modlin on Monday. The driver, a U.S. citizen, attempted to flee and dragged the agent approximately 15 feet, the chief stated.



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U.S. citizen faces criminal charges following reckless smuggling attempt on Tuesday.
A Willcox Station agent stopped the SUV on SR-80, but the driver fled, dragging the agent approx. 15 ft. The driver and seven migrants were later arrested. Fortunately, the agent was unharmed.











12:00 PM · Sep 12, 2022

Other agents eventually took the driver and seven migrants into custody. Modlin reported the agent was not harmed in the incident.

Elsewhere in the Tucson Sector, motorcycle-mounted agents, assisted by border surveillance camera technology, located a group of migrants who illegally crossed the border from Mexico.



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Assisted by camera technology and the Motorcycle Unit, Three Points Station agents apprehended 11 migrants that illegally crossed the border. Tracking groups through the vast desert requires persistent #teamwork. Great job!

5:10 PM · Sep 12, 2022

The agents used their motorcycles to access the remote location near the Three Points Station. They apprehended 11 migrants.

“Tracking groups through the vast desert requires persistent #teamwork. Great job! ” Chief Modlin tweeted.

Through the end of July, Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents apprehended nearly 212,000 migrants. This represents a 35 percent increase over the previous year.

Human Smuggler Drags Border Patrol Agent with Fleeing Vehicle, Say Feds (breitbart.com)