The guard, in a statement issued Saturday, said initial reports indicated that the...
The Texas National Guard A soldier with the Texas National Guard keeps an eye on the Rio Grande from a hilltop on a ranch north of Eagle Pass. What is the state accomplishing?The Texas National Guard said Saturday that a guardsman who is believed to have drowned in the Rio Grande River was trying to rescue a pair of migrants involved in drug trafficking.
“Initial reports from the Texas Rangers have determined that the two migrants were involved in illicit transnational narcotics trafficking,” the statement continued. “They remain in the custody of US Customs and Border Patrol.” The statement said the Texas Rangers were taking the lead of the investigation of the incident.
Maverick County Sheriff Tom Schmerber said Saturday that he was unaware of the guard’s claim, adding that his “investigators didn’t say anything about drugs.” He also said the soldier had not been found. The U.S. Border Patrol station’s public information office in Del Rio did not answer calls. The Texas Rangers did not return calls and emails seeking information about the guard’s statement.The guard, in its latest statement, said the search for the soldier “will continue until we have exhausted all available resources.”
The soldier went missing Friday morning after attempting a rescue in the Rio Grande River in Eagle Pass. Schmerber, the sheriff, told the San Antonio Express-News that he believed the soldier had drowned, while the guard has said reports of his death were inaccurate.
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