Thread: TX: CBP: Mexican troops crossed into U.S. territory

CBP: Mexican troops crossed into U.S. territory

No shots fired, authorities say
October 01, 2010 11:13 PM
Naxiely Lopez and Jared Taylor
The Monitor

PROGRESO — U.S. authorities engaged in an armed standoff Friday after Mexican soldiers crossed the international bridge into the U.S. — an apparent misunderstanding after troops chased a vehicle north of the border, authorities said.

The crossing occurred about 2:45 p.m. Friday, when Mexican troops traveling in three vehicles apparently lost sight of the international boundary line on the Progreso International Bridge and crossed onto the U.S. side of the span, said Felix Garza, a local CBP spokesman.

He didn’t know how far into U.S. territory they had traveled or why.

“At that point we mobilized, and we did what we had to do to secure the facility and to provide safety to the travelling public,â€

Misunderstanding my cute patoot!! They knew exactly where they were and where they were going.