Customs and Border Protection said late Wednesday that the “explosive” that members of Congress described at the border was actually a bunch of sand wrapped in tape with a rope protruding like a wick.
of Georgia, said they had been briefed on an “explosive” found on the U.S. side of the border on Jan. 17.“And guess what? It wasn’t Americans, it was cartels,” she said at field hearing of the House Homeland Security Committee, held in Pharr, Texas, seemingly citing information lawmakers had gotten in a briefing.“If the cartels are using an explosive device against our agents, that changes the narrative,” said Rep. Morgan Luttrell, Texas Republican.
Border Patrol Chief Raul Ortiz, who was testifying to the committee, would not comment on the report, saying he had been briefed in a confidential setting and the hearing wasn’t the right place to discuss it.“The object in question, found on January 17, was determined to be sand wrapped in duct tape with a rope protruding from the top to resemble a wick,” the agency said in a statement.
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