Rash of Migrant Robberies, Assaults Reported to Border Patrol
SAN DIEGO—The U.S. Border Patrol (USBP) April 6 warned anyone considering sneaking across the U.S.-Mexico line about several recent armed robberies and assaults of migrants in the Otay Mountain Wilderness area.
On March 24, five undocumented travelers detained by personnel with the federal agency in the remote region straddling San Diego County and Baja California reported having been held up by gun-toting bandits, according to USBP public affairs.
The group told the agents the robbers threatened them with a rifle and a pistol and ordered them to pay $1,000 to be allowed to continue their journey. The migrants reported that when they could not produce the money, the thieves stole their cell phones, according to the border patrol….