Border Patrol adapting to human smugglers tactics
The Yuma Sector Border Patrol confirms that in recent years the agency has seen an increase in human smuggling tactics efforts at the southern border.
” If we look back to 2005, we had 138 thousand apprehensions, the vast majority were Mexican nationals looking to escape apprehension, ” said Agent Jose Garibay with the Yuma Sector Border Patrol.
Agent Garibay said that not only has human smuggling increased, but also narcotics. In recent years agents have seen a switch in the type of drug used like meth.
” For them why would they start smuggling something that doesn’t get smugglers money as like meth to make more and it’s lighter, ” said Garibay .
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