Free Republic

A U.S. Border Patrol agent's leg was injured when a suspected marijuana smuggler slammed into his patrol vehicle Sunday afternoon, officials said. In another incident Sunday night, unknown assailants fired on four agents near the Mexican border, they said. Officials also said three bodies have been recovered in the desert since Friday. The suspected smuggler, an illegal entrant, was arrested after evading Border Patrol agents for more than an hour, according to a U.S. Border Patrol press release. More than 1,100 pounds of marijuana were found in the stolen truck the man was driving. Agents in the Yuma Sector noticed...