Heavily Armed Mexican Army Crossing U.S. Border Onto American Soil

 

Photo: Mexican Army dune attack vehicle.

Its been reported that a “foreign military incursion” was detected and confirmed just 50 yards past the U.S.-Mexico border into Arizona. According to documents obtained by the www.usborderfirereport.com, two heavily-armed and camouflaged Mexican soldiers crossed the border and engaged in a tense, 35 minutes-long standoff with U.S. Border Patrol agents. Guns were drawn.

Though shots were never fired, the incident – described by U.S. officials as one of the most serious incursions in recent years – narrowly missed becoming a national tragedy. The Mexican soldiers, who misidentified themselves, only retreated back over the border after the U.S. agents called for backup.

According to a Times report, the incident is only one of nearly two dozen incursions into the U.S. by Mexican soldiers in the last sereral years. That statistic alone underscores the chaos and violence border patrol agents face when trying to protect American citizens from, among other things, cross-border crime.