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| Texas rancher, 74, is killed by IED planted by the cartel along the border |
| 2025-02-26 |
| [DM] A 74-year-old Texas rancher has been killed after driving over an IED planted by a cartel on his land in Mexico, 80 miles south of the US border. Antonio Céspedes Saldierna died when his vehicle triggered the explosive device in Santa Rita, Tamaulipas, on Friday, police told ABC affiliate KRGV. The rancher lived just over the border from Mexico in the town of Brownsville. The explosion also killed a man in the same truck and injured a woman. Antonio's son, Ramiro Céspedes, a US Army veteran who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, said he was injured by an IED during his deployment. He told KRGV he felt, 'sad' and 'confused' that his father had suffered the same fate but with deadly consequences back home on his own ranch. 'I consider this a terrorist attack because if I went to war to fight terrorists, and I'm seeing the same thing here to me – my personal opinion – it is a terrorist attack,' Ramiro said. Two people - Horacio Lopez Peña and his wife Ninfa Griselda Ortega - were in the truck with Antonio when the IED was triggered. Horacio died, while Ninfa was taken to hospital with injuries, officials said. Her condition was not immediately available. Tamaulipas officials had recently warned residents about explosive devices on rural roads in the area. A state police representative told Channel 5 News that organized crime groups plant the IEDs to keep opposing factions away from their territories - but sometimes regular people get caught in the crossfire. In January, one device destroyed a pick-up truck from Mexico's federal water agency near Rio Bravo, according to KRGV. Ramiro told the outlet he wanted to see better regulations so that others don't suffer the same fate as his father. 'They're hard-working people, they want to continue their lives there in the ejido (communal farmland), but it's other individuals coming in, it's not them fighting each other,' Ramiro said. Related: Tamaulipas: 2025-01-29 US Border War - IEDs Were Found - US Issues 'Do Not Travel' Warning For Several US–Mexico Border Areas Tamaulipas: 2024-12-28 Mexico authorities find 12 bodies in clandestine graves Tamaulipas: 2024-06-28 Arizona Teen and Mother Kidnapped in Cartel-Controlled Area of Mexico |
| Posted by:Skidmark |
| #5 I suspect in about 3-4 weeks, 70% of the major cartels members will get killed in a 3-4 night introduction orgy of death put on by 1st and 2nd tier US special forces. Many places will explode from planted charges or air strikes, many cartel homes will turn into giant craters. |
| Posted by: Silentbrick 2025-02-26 19:09 |
| #4 ...The gloves need to come off. NOW. Mike |
| Posted by: MikeKozlowski 2025-02-26 17:40 |
| #3 ^ #1: "If you can't do this, why am I paying you!!?" |
| Posted by: Frank G 2025-02-26 17:06 |
| #2 I have no problem returning him...one piece at a time. |
| Posted by: Warthog 2025-02-26 15:13 |
| #1 Mexico Complains U.S. is Ignoring Requests to Return Cartel Boss El Mayo |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2025-02-26 14:20 |