Border Agent Fires Shot in Drug Smuggling Incident

By Danny Fenster
ticklethewire.com

A US Border agent fired a shot along the Arizona-Mexico border on Monday morning while breaking up a drug-smuggling attempt–a shot that may have injured at least one person in Mexico, reports Reuters.

“A Border Patrol agent fired a service weapon east of Nogales while responding to illegal narcotics activity. Authorities are investigating claims that at least one subject was injured,” the statement said, according to Reuters.

The incident occurred near a border fence in Nogales, Arizona, according to Reuters.

Local, federal and international authorities are investigating.

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