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Caught in the Act: Jeep Snared on US-Mexico Border Wall

© Photo : Courtesy of US Border PatrolCaught in the Act: Jeep Snared on US-Mexico Border Wall
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In an unusual fencing operation, suspected drug smugglers attempting to drive their truck over a tall barricade along US-Mexico border were forced to abandon the vehicle when it got stuck atop the wall and the suspects were literally caught in the act, officials said.

WASHINGTON, November 1 (RIA Novosti) - In an unusual fencing operation, suspected drug smugglers attempting to drive their truck over a tall barricade along US-Mexico border were forced to abandon the vehicle when it got stuck atop the wall and the suspects were literally caught in the act, officials said.

Border agents “foiled a smuggling attempt today when suspects attempting to drive a vehicle over the border fence fell prey to their own devices,” the US Border Patrol said in a statement. The ramp they tried to use for the stunt Tuesday “was not quite up to the task.”

The suspects had successfully driven the SUV up the ramp from the Mexican side of the border fence, but when the vehicle made it to the top of the barrier it became “high-centered” and got stuck, according to the Border Patrol.

The two subjects fled on foot back into Mexico once they were discovered by the agents, who then seized the ramps and vehicle. No drugs were found in the car, but Border Patrol officials believe the jeep had been filled with contraband.

The same smuggling technique was attempted once before in April 2011, but the occupants were apprehended.

 

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