AZMEX UPDATE 30 NOV 2017
Man fatally shot following assault on Border Patrol agent, several agencies investigating
KGUN 9 Digital Staff
4:25 PM, Nov 29, 2017
39 mins ago
http://www.kgun9.com/news/local-news/man-fatally-shot-following-assault-on-border-patrol-agent-several-agencies-investigating
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THREE POINTS, Ariz. (KGUN9-TV) - A man has been fatally shot after he assaulted a Border Patrol agent.
The shooting happened just before noon today in a remote area of the Baboquivari Mountain Range west of Three Points.
The agent discharged his service issued sidearm, hitting a man who has assaulted him. The man has since succumbed to his injuries.
The man fatally shot was one of several in a group of suspected illegal aliens, according to a media release.
Three members of the group are currently in custody, and agents are searching the area for others.
This incident is under investigation by the FBI, CBP's Office of Professional Responsibility, and Tohono O'odham Nation Police Department.
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Zip line used in attempt to smuggle drugs across border
Wednesday, November 29th 2017, 7:01 pm MST
Thursday, November 30th 2017, 5:10 am MST
By Elizabeth Walton, Digital Content Producer
http://www.tucsonnewsnow.com/story/36957920/zip-line-used-in-attempt-to-smuggle-drugs-across-the-border
Drug bundles discovered near international border in Douglas, AZ. (Source: U.S. Customs and Border Protection)
DOUGLAS, AZ (Tucson News Now) -
Border Patrol agents with the Douglas Station seized 10 bundles of marijuana and arrested a person after they attempted to smuggle drugs across the border using a zip line on Wednesday, Nov. 29.
Agents using surveillance technology detected the suspect who was only a few feet from the border. According to a CBP release, the suspect was attempting to hide in a vacant lot on the east side of Douglas. When agents arrived at the scene they found the drug bundles and an 18-year-old suspect identified as a resident of Douglas.
After a search of the area, BP agents reported finding a zip line attached to a tall building south of the border in Agua Prieta, Sonora, Mexico. BP agents notified law enforcement in Mexico, who then searched the area at the zip line's point of origin. They reported finding no other suspects.
The bundles of marijuana, weighing more than 240 pounds with an estimated value of $120,000, were seized and brought to the Douglas Station for processing. The suspect was arrested and is facing federal smuggling charges and will remain in custody pending further disposition, according to the CBP release.
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