Smuggler Drops Girls Into Concertina Wire as Decoys to Help 10 People Cross U.S. Border Illegally

Surveillance camera footage from U.S. Customs and Border Patrol showing a smuggler using two girls as decoys in an illegal border crossing in the Rio Grande Valley, Tx. on March 12, 2019. CBP

A smuggler used two young girls as decoys at the U.S.-Mexico border in California on March 12, allowing at least 10 people to cross illegally.

The unidentified smuggler dropped two girls from Salvador, ages 6 and 9, into concertina wire at an “aging” section of the border barrier, U.S. Customs and Border Protection in San Diego said Tuesday.