TUCSON, Ariz. – Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents arrested three suspected cartel scouts, and one foot guide associated with the Los Memos transnational criminal organization, a faction of the Cártel de Sinaloa, in southern Arizona this week.
The first arrest occurred Monday morning near the town of Maricopa, when Casa Grande Station agents patrolling an area south of the Maricopa Mountains, north of Interstate 8, encountered and apprehended a man illegally present in the country. As they conducted an immigration inspection, the Mexican national admitted he had crossed the border illegally. Agents further discovered communication and observation devices commonly used by cartel scouts in the man’s possession.
Tuesday morning, agents patrolling northwest of Marana in the Silverbell Mountains encountered and arrested two men, one from Mexico and one from Guatemala, for being in the country illegally. Agents discovered the men after investigating suspicious activity in remote, elevated mountain perches previously used by human and drug smugglers. During the arrest, they discovered various communication and surveillance devices as well as solar panels with batteries…