Posted on 07/27/2024 7:34:05 AM PDT by Libloather
A Catholic Church-owned mountain that towers nearly a mile high near El Paso, Texas - its giant statue of Jesus Christ for decades drawing faithful to the summit - has been turned by Mexican cartels into a human smuggling stronghold where migrants are robbed, beaten and raped while chasing entry into the US.
Mount Cristo Rey sits largely on American soil - located just inside the border at Sunland Park, New Mexico, where that state, Texas and Mexico all meet along a now-perilous boundary.
The mountain is now totally controlled by Mexican cartels who use it to sneak illegal immigrants into the country - sparking warnings to any visitors.
Officials from the Texas Department of Public Safety gave the DailyMail.com a first-hand look at the peril within Mount Cristo Rey, passing out night vision goggles for a covert helicopter tour after dark - the busiest time for migrant smuggling.
They explained that any green dots we would see through the special gear were smugglers whose body heat was visible with the goggles.
Sure enough, as we looked down at the mountain's Mexican side and put the goggles up to our eyes, the terrain was absolutely crawling in green dots - reminiscent of a scene right of the Hollywood movie 'Sicario.'
With an elevation of 4,675 feet, the highest reaches of the mountain are a no-man's land, with no law enforcement presence - allowing the gang members to rob, beat and sexually assault unchecked.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
We were warned back in 1966 about going to the mountain shrines in Juarez, just across the border. Now it is here.
Kamala Harris, AOC and Mayorkas approve.
“I’ll bet dollars to donuts they haven’t seen them show up in a Christian church since they arrived.”
Only to burn them.
It looks like a beautiful shrine.
How awful that such horrors are committed near it.
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