LORDSBURG, N.M. (AP) - A group of people spotted walking across the desert near the border in southwestern New Mexico left behind more than 560 pounds of marijuana after shooting at U.S. Border Patrol agents.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection says the agents first spotted the group Monday about two miles north of the international border. The suspected smugglers shot at the agents as they approached, and the agents returned fire, causing the group to scatter.
No one was believed to be injured during the shootout.
Agents found bundles of contraband that had been left by the group near the Arizona-New Mexico line, and one Mexican national was arrested. Agents were searching for the rest of the group.
Agents seized another 355 pounds of marijuana in the area last Thursday and 285 pounds over the weekend.
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