US Seizes 134 Acres in Texas Used by Mexican Cartel: ‘They Thought They Were Untouchable’

It’s the latest seizure authorized by Treasury sanctions. In a message to cartels, authorities said, ‘We are dismantling your operations from the ground up.’

A Border Patrol agent near Presidio, Texas, on Nov. 4, 2025. Herika Martinez/AFP via Getty Images

More than 134 acres of land in Texas that was being used by a drug cartel for smuggling activities has been taken over by U.S. authorities, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said in a Feb. 10 post on X.

“We took the land and everything on it,” the post said.