Mexican Cartel Scouts Arrested on U.S. Soil
Ildefonso Ortiz and Brandon Darby14 Feb 2026248
U.S. Border Patrol agents arrested two cartel scouts on U.S. soil. The two men were relaying information on the presence of law enforcement and directing smuggling traffic for their criminal organization.
The most recent incident became public this week, when U.S. Border Patrol Chief Michael Banks shared some information on social media. In his post, Banks revealed that the two men were Mexican nationals illegally present in the country, who had various communication devices they were allegedly using to scout for a Mexican cartel by monitoring the movements of USBP agents.
Details of the case were not revealed in the post; however, the use of scouts is a known tactic used by drug cartels along the U.S. border. Depending on the region, cartel scouts set up on high ground near the Rio Grande, or in a mountain area deep inside Arizona, and keep watch for U.S. agents in order to lead human and drug smugglers around law enforcement.
https://www.breitbart.com/border/2026/02/14/mexican-cartel-scouts-arrested-on-u-s-soil/
