Cartels Use Wristbands to Track Human Smuggling Over Border

Illegal border-crossers are coming into the United States wearing wristbands that relate to the smuggling organization or cartel that they paid to cross the river, according to new reports and confirmation by Border Patrol agents.

It's in the Mexican city called Miguel Alemán, which is the frontline in a territorial battle between the CDG and the Cartel Del Noreste, a faction of the Los Zetas cartel.

The numbers on the wristbands relate to the "Peso" or tax that the individual paid to the cartel to cross.

"It's the process that the cartels and the smugglers are using to treat people as a commodity. It's really a sad situation," Jones said.

If an individual doesn't have enough money to pay, the cartel will collect once the individual is inside the United States.

The cartels collect an individual's personal data, including name, phone, address, and any identification papers, as well as details and verification of their contacts in the United States.

"And if we would change focus as a country and really go after the cartels who operate today as a parallel government in Mexico that's where we're going to find success."

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