The brutal killing of Texas rancher Antonio Céspedes Saldierna by a cartel-planted IED is a chilling wake-up call that the kind of terror once confined to war zones is now creeping into our own backyard. #BorderCrisis
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#StopTheCartels
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#WarOnDrugs
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In a tragic incident underscoring the escalating violence along the U.S.-Mexico border, 74-year-old Texas rancher Antonio Céspedes Saldierna was killed by an improvised explosive device (IED) allegedly planted by cartel members. The explosion occurred on January 31, 2025, while Saldierna was driving on his ranch in San Fernando, Tamaulipas, Mexico, just south of Brownsville, Texas. The blast also claimed the life of Horacio Lopez Peña and left his wife, Ninfa Griselda Ortega, hospitalized with injuries.
