Known authorities identified the man as Commander Pony, Fabian Silva Aguirre, a Gulf Cartel member tied to drug and human smuggling operations in Mexico, information provided to Breitbart Texas by the U.S. Border Patrol revealed.
The arrest occurred Wednesday evening in Brownsville during a traffic stop by Cameron County Constables from Precinct 2. The deputy teamed up with federal authorities, who took the Mexican national into custody.
Silva Aguirre is facing illegal re-entry after removal charges since he had previously been deported, U.S. Border Patrol revealed. It remains unclear if he will be facing additional charges.
The city of Brownsville, Texas, is a busy drug and human smuggling corridor that the Gulf Cartel has used for decades.
In December, drug smugglers kidnapped and tortured two men in Brownsville over stolen drugs. The men eventually were able to escape and seek help, Breitbart Texas reported at the time.
Late last year, the city experienced a wave of car thefts where vehicles were being smuggled into Mexico at the request of the Gulf Cartel, Breitbart Texas reported. In some cases, the car thefts became
In January, President Donald Trump
...Perhaps no man has ever had as much fun being president of the US...signed an executive order designating the Gulf Cartel as a Foreign Terrorist Organization.
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