Posted on 03/19/2021 10:03:35 AM PDT by ransomnote
Assistant U. S. Attorneys Tim Coughlin (619) 546- 6768, Victor White (619) 546-8439 and Blair Perez (619) 546-7963
NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – March 17, 2021
SAN DIEGO – Federal officials are asking for the public’s help in identifying the smugglers whose actions led to the deaths of 13 Mexican and Guatemalan nationals in a crash of an overloaded vehicle on March 2 near Holtville, California.
The tip line number is (760) 335-5343.
U.S. Border Patrol was notified of the crash by the California Highway Patrol at about 6:30 a.m. on March 2. In a subsequent review of border surveillance camera footage, Border Patrol agents discovered that a 10-foot section of the border fence had been cut and at least two SUVs had driven northbound through the open section.
Border Patrol agents located one of the SUVs broken down on Interstate 8 near Holtville. Agents arrested 19 undocumented migrants located beside the disabled vehicle. Shortly thereafter, agents found the second SUV at the crash scene on Norrish Road at Highway 115, a remote stretch of road used mostly by farmers. Twelve people died at the crash site; one died later. Multiple individuals were airlifted to hospitals with significant injuries. A 23-year-old daughter died in her mother’s arms at the scene of the crash.
“This tragic case is a grim reminder that putting your faith and future in the hands of smugglers is a very dangerous gamble,” said U.S. Attorney Randy Grossman. “Smugglers are motivated by greed and care nothing for the people they put in harm’s way. We will aggressively prosecute smugglers who recklessly cause deaths.”
“Homeland Security Investigations is conducting a criminal investigation into the human smuggling networks that callously and repeatedly place human lives in danger, such as the events that resulted in death during the March 2nd smuggling incident,” said Cardell T. Morant, Special Agent in Charge for HSI in San Diego. “HSI is asking for the public’s help in bringing the people responsible for the activity that led to the tragedy on March 2nd to justice by providing any information to the HSI Calexico tipline at (760) 335-5343.”
Federal officials wish to thank the Mexican and Guatemalan consulates for their assistance in notifying family members of those individuals who died in the crash and in identifying and contacting family members of those hospitalized as a result of this tragedy.
The people responsible are the democrat party.
bttt
They do have this picture of one of the smugglers making his escape after the crash:
Check Mexico City, Amigo.
I don’t think that any person will talk to the government.
They are all too afraid, especially if they’re illegal.
Buy these people aren’t too bright, they just need to interview Pelosi and Newsome if they want to know the ringleaders.
If I thought you really cared, I could help you find out who they were.
Is this the Babylon Bee? The Feds are asking for who smuggled them in? Just call the White House for the accessories to this crime and then swing by the border and arrest thousands of others.
What a joke.
I’m assuming you can camp out at these border crossing points and see invaders all night long.
Maybe an army of basement-dwelling wokesters will scour social media to identify these vile insurrectionists and perpetrators of all that is evil?
Well, my guess would be that they would most likely be Hispanic males somewhere between the age of 25 to 40.
Of course I could be wrong. They might be white Amish males. Ya never know...
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