Texas rancher killed by suspected cartel IED on Mexican border as authorities warn of ‘growing threat’
By Jennie Taer
Published Feb. 25, 2025, 1:27 p.m. ET
https://nypost.com/2025/02/25/us-news/texas-rancher-killed-by-suspected-cartel-ied-on-mexican-border-as-authorities-warn-of-growing-threat/A Texas border rancher was killed near the border by a suspected cartel IED earlier this month, the Texas Department of Agriculture told The Post Tuesday — as officials issued an urgent safety warning for the Rio Grande Valley.
Rancher Antonio Céspedes Saldierna, 74, who worked on both sides of the border, along with Horacio Lopez Peña, were killed in the blast in Tamaulipas, Mexico, which was just south of Brownsville, Texas. Lopez’s wife, Ninfa Griselda Ortega, was hospitalized with injuries.
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