EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) — Mexican drug cartels are not letting crackdowns on drug trafficking and illegal immigration at the border stop them from making money.
In recent weeks, Border Report has uncovered several cases of cargo trains being hijacked in Arizona, allegedly by operatives of the Sinaloa cartel. The assailants use bolt cutters and saws to break into the boxcars to steal goods such as high-end sneakers, electronics and power tools.
Rail officials, including the chief special agent of the BNSF Railway, have asked the government step in.
In this episode of Border Report Live, correspondent Julian Resendiz explains how cartels and their American operatives stop trains and make off with millions of dollars in merchandise.
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