Border Patrol shuts down scouting bases used for smuggling
Agents collaborate with the Mexican military to dismantle the sites on both sides of the border
The Border Patrol Tucson Sector is working to shut down scouting sites near the southern border and cut off smuggling operations in Arizona.
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By: Jane Caffrey
PHOENIX — Shutting down scouting sites in Arizona is an effort the Tucson Sector of the U.S. Border Patrol is putting at the forefront to thwart smuggling in the state. During a big mission this month, agents worked to curb that illegal activity.
On a mountaintop roughly 60 miles north of the border, Special Operations Border Patrol agents dropped from a helicopter into rough terrain. On the ground, they found a scouting base.
“It's a big win for us, taking away the operational advantage from the cartel and giving it back to ourselves,” Sean McGoffin, Chief Patrol Agent for the Tucson Sector, said.
Chief McGoffin says perches like these are used by cartel operatives to keep track of law enforcement movements and run drug and human smuggling operations.
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