Drug cartel claims they’ve kidnapped a Border Patrol agent in Texas

South Texas law enforcement officials were contacted by a person claiming that they had kidnapped a Border Agent, but so far the claim remains unsubstantiated.

Watch below:

From Valley Central News:

A person claiming to be a member of a cartel said they have kidnapped a border agent and threatened the agent’s life, according to police.

Border Patrol is making contact with all personnel in the Rio Grande Valley sector at this time.

They have now confirmed that all agents working the day of the threat have been accounted for.

Now, they are working to verify all those off-duty at the time of the threat are safe.

The caller dialed 9-1-1 yesterday and said they have kidnapped a Border Patrol agent, La Joya Police Chief Geovanni Hernandez confirms.

The La Joya Police Department contacted Border Patrol and the FBI, Hernandez said.

A Border Patrol spokesperson did not confirm the threat, but they did confirm the agency is doing an accountability check of all agents stationed in the RGV sector.

Right now there are more than 3,000 Border Patrol Agents stationed in the Rio Grande Valley.

Omar Zamora with Border Patrol said 100 percent of our agents in RGV Sector have been located and accounted for.


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