Smugglers in San Diego have started using a new tactic against Border Patrol agents. They are employing improvised tire deflation devices, designed to disable law enforcement vehicles and hinder their pursuit of smugglers.
"These devices are made from bent nails welded together and two-by-fours with nails punctured through them," Justin Castrejon, a spokesman for Border Patrol. He added that the homemade devices have been used on at least 20 different occasions in recent months, particularly in the Otay Mesa area, located just north of Tijuana International Airport.
