Mexican federal authorities arrested a group of smugglers who fled from U.S. authorities and drove through a port of entry into Mexico in an attempt to escape. Citizen journalists documented the chase and the conclusion.
The chase in Roma, Texas, this week when Texas Department of Public Safety troopers and U.S. Border Patrol agents tried to stop a group of men riding in a red Ford pickup. Instead of stopping, the vehicle sped away leading authorities on a high-speed chase along U.S. Highway 83.
The smugglers drove towards the international bridge in Roma as they tried to cross the border into Miguel Aleman, Mexico. Authorities in the U.S. were not able to stop the fleeing suspects who crashed their vehicle into a wall on the Mexican side and then attempted to run away.
Mexican authorities at the port of entry apprehended five individuals.
The case is the latest in a long line of incidents where cartel-connected smugglers flee from U.S. authorities in high-speed chases along South Texas highways. Texas officials told Breitbart Texas that the actions of those smugglers place the public at risk since oftentimes those chases end in crashes.
Ildefonso Ortiz is an award-winning journalist with Breitbart Texas. He co-founded Breitbart Texas’ Cartel Chronicles project with Brandon Darby and senior Breitbart management. You can follow him on Twitter and on Facebook. He can be contacted at Iortiz@breitbart.com.
Brandon Darby is the managing director and editor-in-chief of Breitbart Texas. He co-founded Breitbart Texas’ Cartel Chronicles project with Ildefonso Ortiz and senior Breitbart management. Follow him on Twitter and Facebook. He can be contacted at bdarby@breitbart.com.