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Mexican Gunmen Fire at Border Patrol Agents

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ANZALDUAS PARK - The FBI is investigating after armed men shot at border patrol agents on the Rio Grande.

A Border Patrol Spokesperson tells CHANNEL 5 NEWS agents chased a vehicle to the river's edge near Anzalduas Park this morning.

The driver swam to Mexico leaving behind his vehicle loaded with drugs. As agents were removing over a thousand pounds of marijuana armed men in Mexico began shooting at agents patrolling on boats.

The agents returned fire several times forcing the gunmen in Mexico to flee. No injuries were reported.

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i can hear the mexican consulate scum in mc allen, harlingen and brownsville saying this is an international incident and that they want the border agents charged even though it appears it was self defense

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Originally Posted by jamesw62

i can hear the mexican consulate scum in mc allen, harlingen and brownsville saying this is an international incident and that they want the border agents charged even though it appears it was self defense

I am not surprised, after all anything that happens has to be America's fault.

Originally Posted by jamesw62

i can hear the mexican consulate scum in mc allen, harlingen and brownsville saying this is an international incident and that they want the border agents charged even though it appears it was self defense

WHAT IS IT GOING TO TAKE FOR THIS GOVERNMENT TO GET THEIR HEADS OUT OF THEIR @**'S AS WELL AS OUT OF THE MEXICAN GOVERNMENT'S @** AND DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS SPILLING OVER INTO THE UNITED STATES. THIS IS BS AND IT NEEDS TO STOP

I thought they were just suppose to observe.And use harsh language against these violent cartels."HEY! YOU THERE, STOP THAT, RIGHT NOW!" ICE is not doing they're job, the police were doing their job, and told to stop. "Lay down your head Tom Doolly, lay down your head and cry"

Get ready for more protest against the u.s. pretty soon the border agents won't be allowed to cary guns and will have to use slingshots like the policia in t.j.

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U.S. Border Patrol Agents in 'Firefight' With Mexican Gang

Published September 14, 2010
| Associated Press


(photo) AFP
July 28: A U.S. Border Patrol vehicle drives along the fence separating the U.S. from Mexico, near Nogales, Sonora, Mexico.

SAN ANTONIO -- U.S. Border Patrol agents fired gunshots into Mexico after coming under attack during a half-ton drug bust and giving chase to a truck along the Rio Grande, U.S. authorities said Monday.

No Border Patrol agents were hurt during the "fire fight" early Saturday in Mission, agency spokeswoman Rosalinda Huey said. She did not say whether Border Patrol gunfire hit anyone, citing the ongoing investigation.

"The firing they received came from the Mexican side," Huey said.

Huey said several Border Patrol agents, at least some of whom were patrolling in boats, were seizing a half-ton of marijuana when they came under gunfire. Federal officials said the shots from Mexico began when a truck that was being chased by another group of Border Patrol agents entered the area.

FBI special agent Jorge Cisneros said the truck, which was on the U.S. side, appeared to be connected to the drug seizure. He said the gunfire from Mexico was a "direct result" of Border Patrol agents doing their jobs.

Cisneros described the shootout as brief.

"We're obviously concerned with what happened, that they would be shooting from the Mexico side to us," Cisneros said.

Federal officials did not release how many agents were involved, how many shots were fired or the number of shooters on the Mexico side. Cisneros said the FBI was working with Mexico authorities, including the Mexican military and the Tamaulipas state police, to determine what happened.

It was at least the second time in three months that Border Patrol agents in Texas have fired into Mexico. In June, a Border Patrol agent fatally shot a 15-year-old Mexican boy after authorities say a group trying to illegally enter Texas threw rocks at officers near downtown El Paso.

Reports of bullets whizzing across the border from Mexico also are on the rise. At least eight bullets have been fired into El Paso in the last few weeks from the rising violence in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, where drug violence has killed more than 4,000 people since 2009, making it one of the deadliest cities in the world.

Cisneros said he can recall a handful of times in the last few years that gunfire from Mexico has crossed over the border. He said Border Patrol agents "have always been very good about not shooting back unless there is a life-threatening situation."

Huey who would not say whether the agents involved in the shooting still were on patrol. She said agents are authorized to fire their weapons any time they feel lives are at risk, even into Mexico.

"As long as our agents feel their life is in danger, they are allowed lethal (force)," she said.

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Originally Posted by stevetheroofer

I thought they were just suppose to observe.And use harsh language against these violent cartels."HEY! YOU THERE, STOP THAT, RIGHT NOW!" ICE is not doing they're job, the police were doing their job, and told to stop. "Lay down your head Tom Doolly, lay down your head and cry"

National Guard is going to observe.
Border Patrol can shoot if fired upon