Suspected Cartel Members Attack Hikers on US Side of Border

A U.S. citizen and a Canadian citizen were robbed by two armed men in a southern California wilderness area. One of the hikers was shot in the leg.

The U.S. border wall in Jacumba, Calif., on Feb 22, 2024. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times

Hikers were attacked and robbed this week on U.S. territory just north of the border by suspected cartel members from Mexico, who shot one of the hikers in the leg, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said in a Jan. 23 statement.

The victims, a U.S. citizen and a Canadian citizen were attacked by two armed men in the Jacumba Wilderness, located in the desert of southern California.