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Illegal migrants a missing National Guard soldier tried to rescue were involved in drug trafficking: officials
2022-04-24
[Fox News] Boiling mad. Mayorkas and Biden need to be on trial
Two illegal migrants who a now-missing Texas National Guard soldier tried to save from a river were involved in "illicit transnational narcotics trafficking," officials said Saturday as the search for the missing service member resumed.

The soldier went missing on Friday after entering a river in Eagle Pass to help two migrants who officials say "appeared to be drowning as they illegally crossed the river from Mexico to the United States."

In a statement, the Texas Military Dept. said that initial reports from Texas Rangers "have determined that the two migrants were involved in illicit transnational narcotics trafficking." They are both in Customs and Border Protection (CBP) custody.

The search continued until late Friday, with sources telling Fox News that the incident being treated as a drowning, with dive teams searching the water since the service member was not seen resurfacing from the river. The strength of the river’s current forced the Search and Rescue Teams to cease dive operations late Friday, but the search resumed on Saturday.
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Posted by:Frank G

#2  Water rescues can be dangerous for the would be rescuer. I've seen children put adults under the water in their desperate attempts to stay afloat. Did the guardsman make contact with the individuals? Given what now know about the activities of the illegals involved, there needs to be more info before there is any assumption that this was an accident
Posted by: Rex Mundi   2022-04-24 10:26  

#1  No good deed......
Posted by: Mercutio   2022-04-24 09:10  

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