Texas Sheriffs Join Forces to Tackle Cartel, Border Crime
February 7, 2023 | Texas
Cowboy hats filled a local BBQ restaurant in Brackettville last week as Texas sheriffs convened in a border county that’s being clobbered by human smuggling.
The sheriffs, all from non-border counties, were responding to a call for help from Kinney County Sheriff Brad Coe.
“I am requesting any aide that your county may be able to provide in this border crisis, whether it be manpower, equipment, or operators. This crisis has made all counties a border county,” Coe stated in a letter sent to 40 Texas counties in late January.
Kinney County sits between Del Rio and Eagle Pass and is a main thoroughfare for illegal immigrants trying to get to San Antonio undetected.
“Our homes are being broken into in the middle of the night. The local school district has been forced to erect military barricades around campus to protect students from smugglers evading law enforcement,” Coe said in his letter. “Walking outside on our own property after dark is no longer safe. The residents of Kinney County no longer enjoy the comfort and safety of their own home.”… (Excerpt from The Epoch Times)
