Must See Video: Smugglers drop two girls over border fence

By Sumiko Keil, Brandon Mejia, Mercedes Martinez

Published March 31, 2021 1:40 PM

NEW MEXICO (KYMA, KECY) - Human smugglers continue to meet ends to do anything they can for a couple of thousand dollars.

In a tweet on Wednesday afternoon, El Paso Sector Chief, Gloria Chavez, said agents rescued two girls ages three and five after being dropped off in the middle of the desert in New Mexico by human smugglers.

Chief Chavez says the video under cover of night shows a scaled 14 ft. border barrier where both kids are dropped just a few miles from the nearest residence. She adds that if it weren't for mobile technology, these two girls would have been left in the desert for hours.

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Sumiko Keil

Sumiko Keil has served as the Digital Content Producer since March 2019.

Brandon Mejia

Brandon Mejia joins the news team as the evening anchor for KSWT. You can catch him weeknight at 6 and 10 p.m.

Mercedes Martinez

Mercedes Martinez joined the KSWT team as anchor/producer in October 2020. You can catch her on 13 On Your Side at 4:00pm.

Reach out to Mercedes at mercedes.martinez@kecytv.com.

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