A convoy of three military trucks loaded with Mexican soldiers crosses the border at Bridge Number Two clearly violating international law.I work part-time in Laredo, where this occurred. I'm familiar with the international bridges down there. There are plenty of signs on both sides that provide ample notice that you are approaching the border. There's also the checkpoints themselves that make it pretty clear you are crossing from one country into another, along with all those customs and border patrol personnel.
It happens as Customs and Border Protection inspectors try to figure out what to do.
A CBP spokesperson says they got on the phone with Mexican authorities after being alerted that the military trucks were heading their direction loaded down with soldiers and weapons.
Mexican leaders say the soldiers, who had just been deployed to Nuevo Laredo, didn't know the area, got lost and then made their way through Bridge Two.
It's important to note that CBP did not tell us about the potentially serious situation. It came from another law enforcement agency.
Some callers to our newsroom were upset inspectors allowed the Mexican military to get so close to all those inspection booths over at Bridge Number Two.
Some noted had it been Mexican drug lords they could have taken inspectors by surprise and easily crossed the international border deeper into the United States.
So the "we were lost" story is a load of crap.
If it truly was just a convoy of lost soldiers that managed to get past security forces on both sides, then that's a pretty damning indictment of just how porous things are down there.
Tell me again how secure our borders are...
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