Border Report Live: Cartels hijacking cargo trains in US

Grand theft cargo: Sinaloa cartel targets US rail companies

PHOENIX (Border Report) – As the migrant flow dries up and fentanyl smuggling gets harder with stricter border enforcement, Mexican criminal organizations increasingly are turning to alternative sources of revenues. One involves sacking cargo trains rolling through the American southwest. In the past few months, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Arizona has prosecuted at least 15 individuals for allegedly being part of schemes in which trains are br…

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Border Report Live: Cartels hijacking cargo trains in US

EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) -- Mexican drug cartels are not letting crackdowns on drug trafficking and illegal immigration at the border stop them from making money. In recent weeks, Border Report has uncovered several cases of cargo trains being hijacked in Arizona, allegedly by operatives of the Sinaloa cartel. The assailants use bolt cutters and saws to break into the boxcars to steal goods such as high-end sneakers, electronics and power …