US Border Patrol agents warned of revenge attack from cartels

Mexican cartel leaders have allegedly put out a hit against US Border Patrol along the San Diego sector after one of their members was run over by an agent, according to a new report.

Agents were issued a warning on Thursday that a retaliatory shooting could happen in the coming days after an incident from Nov. 27 went viral online showing a Border Patrol officer hit a suspect with an SUV while responding to an illegal entry attempt, NewsNation reports.

“Information suggests a cartel member was involved in the incident. Therefore, cartel leaders are angered, claiming the incident occurred without cause or remorse,” the memo said.

“The information received indicated the shooting could possibly occur over the next few days. All agents, regardless of duty assignment, should remain vigilant,” it added.

The incident at the center of the cartels’ wrath shows six people near a fence along the San Diego border after entering illegally into the US.

As a Border Patrol agent rushes to the scene in an SUV, the men could be seen fleeing on foot or trying to scale the fence, with one man briefly freezing on the road.

The vehicle then zooms by and hits the man, sending him flying a few feet away. The suspect quickly recovers and joins up with three others waiting for him as he leads them down a steep slope to try and get away.

US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) confirmed in a statement that two people were arrested at the San Ysidro port of entry during the “human smuggling incident,” but did not specify if the man hit by the car was one of them.

Border Patrol officials claimed the agent driving the car, who was not named, was fixated on the two people climbing the wall when he hit the man who froze on the road.

The shocking video drew initial condemnation from human rights groups who slammed the border patrol agent for allegedly using his car to purposefully hit the suspect.

The incident is currently being reviewed by the US Attorney’s Office and CBP’s Office of Professional Responsibility.

The tension at the San Diego-Mexico border comes just two months after the Sinaloa Cartel issued an order for its members to shoot at Border Patrol officers in western Texas for the arrest of cofounder Ismael ‘El Mayo’ Zambada.

The Sinaloa Cartel, which was led by Joaquín ‘El Chapo’ Guzmán, was accused of firing at contractors working along Eagle Pass, Texas, on Oct. 7.