South Texas deputies authorized to fire into Mexico

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South Texas deputies authorized to fire into Mexico

By CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN Associated Press

Oct. 17, 2008, 11:55AM

EDINBURG — Authorities in South Texas said today that they won't be intimidated by increasingly violent drug smugglers, announcing a larger Border Patrol presence and that more heavily armed deputies will be authorized to return fire across the Mexican border.

Operation "River Freedom Denial" will target areas along the Rio Grande in the southern tip of Texas where violence has risen lately with more ground and air resources, said Border Patrol sector chief Ronald Vitiello.

Standing with a Texas Department of Public Safety captain and the Hidalgo County Sheriff, Vitiello cited an exchange of gunfire between his agents and drug smugglers Monday and another incident this week of a smuggler ramming an agent's truck in making his escape.

Hidalgo County Sheriff Lupe Trevino said the deputies he will assign to the operation along the river will all be issued fully automatic rifles and authorized to return fire.

"We are not going to be intimidated by the increased aggression," Trevino said.

He recalled an incident in 2006 when more than 300 shots were fired across the river at his deputies and Border Patrol agents. At that time he decided to pull his deputies back from the river for their safety.

Not this time.

"If fired upon we will respond in kind," he said.

Tension along the border has increased this week with a shootout in downtown Matamoros, Mexico across the river from Brownsville, Thursday afternoon and shots fired at or near the U.S. Consulate in Monterrey, Mexico twice this week. In the first incident, a grenade was lobbed at the consulate that did not explode.

Vitiello and Trevino declined to offer more details about the operation, content with sending a message that law enforcement at all levels along the border is cooperating and will not tolerate violence.

Vitiello attributed the uptick in aggression in part to frustration of drug cartels who are facing a Border Patrol with more manpower and resources.

Cases of violence against Border Patrol agents in the Rio Grande Valley sector have increased for three consecutive years. This year there have been more than 130 incidents including assaults and people throwing rocks at agents, said Border Patrol spokesman Dan Doty.

Violence at this end of the Rio Grande pales in comparison to West Texas where more than 1,100 people have been killed in drug cartel violence this year in Juarez, Mexico, across the river from El Paso.

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/6064257.html

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I've only got one thing to say....... go for a head shot.

[Saddle Bronc 124]

I've only got one thing to say....... go for a head shot.

[spookyturtle 9,466]

I've only got one thing to say....... go for a head shot.

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"If fired upon we will respond in kind," he said.

About time.

Drug cartels vs the civilized world.

Edited October 19, 2008 by Aficionado

[Scott & Lai 12]

I've only got one thing to say....... go for a head shot.

Two to the center of body mass, one to the head.

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

I've only got one thing to say....... go for a head shot.

Two to the center of body mass, one to the head.

A little something for you bloodthirsty alpha-posers to jerk off to:

[pedroh 21]

have u even used a gun booyah? like ever..

this all liking shooting people and ####.. sounds so wannabe.. I'm sure you know where Culiacan, Sinaloa is.. where all the druglords come from.. I was born there.. I've seen bloodshed since I was little, and there's nothing 'cool' about it..

I bet in Australia you were so exposed to violence, and had an arsenal in your house.. is that why you always talk about killing people? bet you don't even own a gun..

y'all who like this talk about headshots and stuff.. there's something wrong with you.. post-war syndrome? too much heroine in 'nam? or just poserism

Edited October 19, 2008 by pedroh

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Shooting back is 'uncool'? ####### is wrong with you?

You only want the brown people to shoot at the white people? That's racist.

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y'all who like this talk about headshots and stuff.. there's something wrong with you.. post-war syndrome? too much heroine in 'nam? or just poserism

Armchairspeak.

Edited October 19, 2008 by SRVT

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I've only got one thing to say....... go for a head shot.

Two to the center of body mass, one to the head.

hold center ...

Edited October 19, 2008 by Natty Bumppo

[pedroh 21]

Shooting back is 'uncool'? ####### is wrong with you?

You only want the brown people to shoot at the white people? That's racist.

nice try.. but i'm not talking of shooting back.. but all this stupid fascination with headshots and violence..

[Hilarious Clinton 452]

Shooting back is 'uncool'? ####### is wrong with you?

You only want the brown people to shoot at the white people? That's racist.

nice try.. but i'm not talking of shooting back.. but all this stupid fascination with headshots and violence..

Shoooting the guns out of peoples hands only happens in movies.

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What an ####### you are Lucky. You know perfectly well what Pedroh is referring to - or if you don't, you are worse than an #######, you are psycotic.

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Its just a lot of message-board machoism. You know the type- the one where you can be anything you want to be.