
Agents Put on High Alert After Nearly a Dozen Bombs Found Near US-Mexico Border: Report
Published on December 15, 2023
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has warned agents in an internal security memo to be on high alert after the Mexican military seized nearly a dozen improvised explosive devices (IED) near the border, according to a report. Mexican authorities found the IEDs after a Tucson border patrol agent reported gunshots near the border, leading to the arrest of an individual on the U.S. side of the border armed with an AK-47, according to Fox News. Law enforcement sources also provided the outlet with an internal officer safety alert bearing the date Dec. 13, 2023, which reportedly warned border patrol agents to “exercise extreme caution” and “report any possible armed subjects approaching the border with possible explosive devices.”...
