Martin County Sheriff William Snyder announced Thursday that he will head to the southern border in an effort to curb what he said is close to a state of emergency in Martin County.
“The border has been coming to us, and now I am going to it,” Snyder said.
Snyder said he accepted an invitation from Sheriff Mark Dannels of Arizona’s Cochise County to tour the southern border, meet with law enforcement and to see the impacts of illegal immigration firsthand.
He’ll leave on Feb. 12 and spend four days in Cochise County.
“I’ll get a bird’s eye view of how they’re dealing with societal disruptions,” Snyder said. “Let me be clear, I’m not going as a tourist. I’m not going to make a political statement. It’s my belief that I may be able to direct resources here.”
His announcement came on the heels of the third major drug arrest in the county in just over a month.
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