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Article: Mexican military incursions reported; U.S. Border Patrol alerts Arizona agents.(PAGE ONE)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- January 17, 2006
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Byline: Jerry Seper, THE WASHINGTON TIMES
The U.S. Border Patrol has warned agents in Arizona of incursions into the United States by Mexican soldiers "trained to escape, evade and counterambush" if detected - a scenario Mexico denied yesterday.
The warning to Border Patrol agents in Tucson, Ariz., comes after increased sightings of what authorities described as heavily armed Mexican military units on the U.S. side of the border. The warning asks the agents to report the size, activity, location, time and equipment of any units observed.
It also cautions agents to keep "a low profile," to use "cover and concealment" in approaching the Mexican ...