Mexican Cartel Threatens to Kidnap Federal Agents at Texas Border: Report * The Gateway Pundit * by Cristina Laila

The Mexican Cartel is threatening to kidnap federal agents at the Texas-Mexico border according to an internal alert obtained by NewsNation.

According to NewsNation, a known ‘alien smuggler’ was planning on bringing illegals from Colombia and Venezuela to the US with the intent to kidnap border patrol officials in the El Paso region.

“CBP maintains proactive intelligence on all foreign actors that are a threat to the homeland. All relevant information is diligently vetted with appropriate partners to determine validity,” the CBP said in a statement to NewsNation.

“The specific tactics, procedures, and methods CBP uses to mitigate these threats and ensure the safety of CBP personnel and equities is robust. CBP does not comment on these methods to ensure the continued safety of our interests and the American Homeland,” the CBP said.

#EXCLUSIVE: The cartel is threatening to kidnap federal agents and officers at the Texas southern border according to an internal alert obtained through DHS sources.

The alert says a known “alien smuggler” is planning to smuggle multiple illegal immigrants from Colombia and Venezuela into the United States— “Initial reporting indicates that the purpose of this operation may include attempts to target and kidnap CBP law enforcement personnel within the Presidio and El Paso areas of operation.”

Via @CBP, “CBP maintains proactive intelligence on all foreign actors that are a threat to the homeland. All relevant information is diligently vetted with appropriate partners to determine validity. The specific tactics, procedures, and methods CBP uses to mitigate these threats and ensure the safety of CBP personnel and equities is robust. CBP does not comment on these methods to ensure the continued safety of our interests and the American Homeland.”

— Ali Bradley (@AliBradleyTV) October 6, 2026

In January 2025, the Trump Administration designated the cartels and other organizations as Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTO).

Late last month, Trump’s State Department sanctioned Sinaloa Cartel leaders and other individuals tied to the cartel.

“The United States is today sanctioning 21 individuals and 25 entities tied to the Sinaloa Cartel, including cartel leader Ismael Zambada Sicairos (“Mayito Flaco”) and the network of Tijuana- and Mexicali-based cell leaders, financial facilitators, and corrupt Mexican officials who enable the cartel to operate with impunity along the U.S.-Mexico border,” the State Department said.

“This action underscores the Trump Administration’s commitment to dismantling the Sinaloa Cartel’s operational and political infrastructure in Mexico, disrupting the networks that fuel fentanyl trafficking, violence, and corruption, and threaten communities on both sides of the border. Today’s designations reflect the whole-of-government approach the United States is taking to combat transnational criminal organizations and the Foreign Terrorist Organizations with which they intersect,” the State Department said.

“Today’s designations highlight the corrosive reach of cartel influence into Mexican governance, particularly in Baja California, where associates of the governor’s ex-husband, a former Mexicali public security director, and other political operators allegedly accepted bribes to shield Sinaloa Cartel operations from law enforcement,” they said.

While there is no official count, the Trump Administration’s border and financial crackdowns have cost the Mexican Cartels well over $1 billion in losses per year.