Smugglers based in Mexico are reportedly using power tools to cut large holes in walls at the southern US border, according to a new report from The Washington Post.
NBC News previously reported in January 2019 that a Department of Homeland Security test of a steel bollard wall in Trump's chosen design showed the wall could be sawed through.
Smuggling gangs in Mexico are reportedly using power tools to cut large holes in walls at the southern US border, according to a new report from The Washington Post.
In addition to cutting through the walls, officials told the Post that smugglers have also repeatedly scaled and climbed over the walls with makeshift ladders, particularly in areas near San Diego.
However, one former border chief said smugglers would likely eventually find a way around those as well.
According to the Post's report, smugglers are exploiting the "bollard" style design that the administration eventually settled on, which has been described as part of a "border wall system" as agents insisted a wall alone couldn't safeguard the border.
NBC News reported in January 2019 that a test of a steel bollard wall in Trump's chosen design by the Department of Homeland Security showed the wall could be sawed through. »
