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Monday, March 17, 2003
HOMELAND INSECURITY
Texas sheriff warns of unidentified troops
Believes armed men in fatigues spotted within country are
foreign
Posted: March 17, 2003
1:00 a.m. Eastern
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A southern Texas sheriff is warning the public that unidentified armed
men dressed in military fatigues have been spotted on numerous occasions
in his county near the border with Mexico.
For the "country's safety," Sheriff Erasmo Alarcon Jr., of Jim Hogg
County, published a letter in a local newspaper to alert citizens of
reports he has received for some years from ranchers who have spotted the
unknown troops, equipped with "professional backpacks" and walking
together in a military cadence.
The latest sightings were just a few weeks ago, he said.
The county's deputy sheriff, Guadalupe Rodriguez, said he believes the
armed men were foreign and were not drug smugglers.
"They are not your regular traffickers that you get," he told WND. "But
we don't want to draw conclusions at this point and get everybody worked
up."
Alarcon said in his letter that "these military-type individuals have
been sighted in very remote locations of our county," which "stretches 50
or 60 miles from end to end."
"We have reported this information to higher-up law enforcement
agencies, but no one really knows who these individuals are, not even the
military," he said in his letter, published by the Jim Hogg County
Enterprise in Hebbronville, Texas, March 13.
The sheriff said that reports of sightings most often were received the
next day, meaning that there was little that could have been done.
On one occasion, a report was received within several hours of the
sighting.
"That particular time, we formed an immediate multi-agency task force
between the surrounding counties, but we were met with little success,"
Alarcon said. "We even brought in air support."
The sheriff said he is publicizing the information "because we still
don't know who these individuals are."
"Obviously, they are trespassing, and obviously, they are carrying
something," he said. "We hope it's narcotics and not something much
worse."
Alarcon said he is bringing "this information to light because of the
security crisis our nation faces."
"If you see these individuals please call us immediately," he said.
"Remember the last plane that was taken down to prevent further terrorism
was done by everyday Americans who loved their country enough to die
protecting it."
He advised that "if you see these individuals do not talk to them, do
not confront them, but simply call 911. We don't know who these
individuals are so there no telling what they are capable of. Thank you!
God bless America!
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