Federal agents are investigating a violent confrontation along a cartel‑dominated smuggling corridor in southern Pima County, Arizona, after a Border Patrol agent was allegedly assaulted Tuesday morning, prompting agents to open fire and critically wound a suspect, according to local authorities and an unconfirmed Department of Homeland Security source.
A DHS source with knowledge of the investigation told Breitbart Texas the chain of events began Monday night when Border Patrol agents attempted to stop a vehicle believed to be smuggling illegal aliens through the remote desert west of Arivaca. The driver managed to escape into the darkness.
On Tuesday morning, an aircrew searching the area located the suspected smuggling vehicle abandoned in rugged terrain. Agents also encountered a small group of migrants who
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