New Border Patrol Post in NM

Posted on 23. Jan, 2012 by in News

“ANIMAS, N.M. — The U.S. Border Patrol Friday announced it is building an outpost in New Mexico’s Bootheel, one of the last unguarded regions between the United States and Mexico.

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“Border officials say the new station in the Animas Valley will give the region 24-hour monitoring for the first time in its history, and will allow border patrol agents to quickly respond to illegal activities. Until now, agents had to drive an hour and a half each way from the nearest Border Patrol station in Lordsburg, N.M., to patrol the area.

“El Paso Sector Chief Patrol Agent Scott Luck, who is responsible for the New Mexico border, announced the new outpost at a community meeting of ranchers and residents in Animas, N.M. ,following months of deliberation and debate on where to locate the site. ‘Operationally and tactically, it was the best choice,’ said Luck, who made his final decision to sign a lease with a private land owner earlier this week. ‘It’s a win-win situation for all of us.’”

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