Steve Neavling
ticklethewire.com
Cameras are helping Border Patrol make arrests in areas where agents can’t always monitor, the Brownsville Herald reports.
The technology in the lower Rio Grande Valley also helps agents keep an eye on the suspects while authorities move in. Border Patrol spokesman Henry Mendiola said told the Herald.
Last week, agents seized more than 800 pounds of marijuana after a camera spotted nine people carrying bundles.
Without the cameras, agents may have gotten away, Border Patrol said.
“In the past, when a sensor was tripped we’d have to physically go out there and see if something happened,” Border Patrol spokesman Henry Mendiola said. said. “But with this technology, we can continuously monitor a situation until agents are able to respond. … It allows us to do our job more efficiently and effectively.”
