U.S. Border Patrol hands over drug suspect to Mexican authorities at El Paso crossing

EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — The U.S. Border Patrol in El Paso took to social media Sunday to announce that it had handed a suspect wanted on drug-related charges to Mexican authorities at a border crossing.

The US. Border Patrol did not provide any details, only saying that the suspect, a Mexican citizen, was wanted in Chihuahua for his alleged crime.

Sharing a video of the handoff that plays over a rock song, Border Patrol emphasized, “THIS is how we do it.”

WATCH:

U.S. Border Patrol hands over drug suspect to Mexican authorities at El Paso crossing. Credit: U.S. Border Patrol El Paso Sector via X

No other details, such as the identity of the suspect or when, where and how he was caught, were provided.

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