BLAINE, Wash. – Blaine Border Patrol has arrested four individuals who illegally crossed the border into Whatcom County Monday evening, October 4th.
A tweet from a Blaine Sector Chief Patrol Agent praised the use of advanced technology to make the arrests.
The tweet showed the night-vision drone footage of the suspects walking through a field in Blaine that helped the officers locate the suspects.
Utilizing advanced drone technology, Blaine Sector Agents respond to cross border threats. Two nights ago, Blaine Agents apprehended four subjects who illegally crossed the border.#USBP #Technology pic.twitter.com/0IQgWC6fSr
— Rosario Pete Vasquez, Chief Patrol Agent (@USBPChiefBLW) October 6, 2021
In a separate incident near Sumas on September 25th, a person was arrested when they crashed their car after illegally crossing the border and attempting to flee border agents.
Last weekend a vehicle illegally crossed the border and fled at a high rate of speed. The vehicle crashed shortly thereafter as Border Patrol Agents closed in on him.#usbp #NationalSecurity pic.twitter.com/tvf1wkZgBS
— Rosario Pete Vasquez, Chief Patrol Agent (@USBPChiefBLW) September 27, 2021