'Secure as it's ever been': Gun Battles--in Arizona--Now Breaking Out Between Mexican Drug Smugglers and Federal Agents

Gee, this Democrat border security strategy is really working out well. Nogales International confirms the impeccable law enforcement credentials of the Obama Democrats.

Border Patrol agents returned fire after being shot at by unidentified assailants west of Nogales last Sunday, the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office reported.

The Border Patrol notified the Sheriff’s Office of the exchange of fire shortly before 6 p.m. on Sept. 5 and deputies responded to Bellota Canyon, northeast of Peña Blanca Lake and 5 1/4 miles north of the U.S.-Mexico border, sheriff’s spokesman Lt. Raoul Rodriguez said.

Rodriguez said agents were patrolling the canyon on foot when three or four armed individuals began shooting at them.

“Luckily the agents were not injured and were able to return fire,” Rodriguez said.

Border Patrol saturated the area with aerial recon and also deployed its special response team, while sheriff’s deputies also searched for the shooters.

Janet "The Border's As Secure Now As It Has Ever Been" NapoliReno could not be reached for comment.


Hat tip: Gateway Pundit.