Last week the observation skills of two Bee County sheriff’s deputies led to the apprehension of a member of Mara Salvatrucha, one of the most feared gangs in this hemisphere. This particular incident underscores the dramatic escalation of illegal immigrants captured in Bee County in recent weeks. On the evening of June 24, shortly after 8 o’clock, Deputies Robert Meakins and Jason Hinds were working an accident on U.S. Highway 59 just east of Medio Creek when a white pickup truck approached, slowed down and drove into the lane of oncoming traffic. Meakins looked into the bed of the truck...