Men dressed as Mexican Army soldiers, apparent drug suspects and Texas law enforcement officers faced off on the U.S. side of the Rio Grande, an FBI spokeswoman said Tuesday.For starters, can we get confirmation from multiple sources on this? Because it sounds like a military operation launched by the Mexicans against the US and involved smuggling drugs into the country.
Andrea Simmons, an agency spokeswoman in El Paso, told The Associated Press that Texas Department of Public Safety troopers chased three SUVs, believing they were carrying drugs, to the banks of the Rio Grande during Monday's incident.
Men dressed in Mexican military uniforms or camouflage were on the U.S. side of the border in Texas, she said.
Simmons said the FBI was not involved and referred requests for further details to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
The Inland Valley Daily Bulletin of Ontario, Calif., reported Tuesday that the incident included an armed standoff involving the Mexican military, suspected drug smugglers and nearly 30 U.S. law enforcement officers. It said Mexican military Humvees were towing what appeared to be thousands of pounds of marijuana across the border into the United States.
And some at the ICE/DHS are trying to downplay the incident. I'm sorry, but when Mexican troops are entering the US and pointing their guns at US forces all while giving cover to drug smugglers, something doesn't smell right.
All the while Mexican human rights groups provide maps to the illegals crossing into the country and the Minutemen continue their lonely stand against illegals crossing into the country.
Nothing at Michelle Malkin or the Immigration Blog as yet on the latest incident.
UPDATE 1/26/2006:
The story is finally getting wider play, as AP picked up the report. This got the attention of a number of bloggers, including: protein wisdom, The Pink Flamingo Bar Grill, and Kokonut Pundits (via Memeorandum).
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