National Guardsmen Overrun By Gunmen At Border

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National Guardsmen Overrun By Gunmen At Border

POSTED: 7:56 am EST January 5, 2007

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LUKEVILLE, Ariz. -- Gunmen attacked a U.S. Border Patrol entry site along Arizona's border before retreating back to Mexico on Wednesday night.

According to the Border Patrol, an unknown number of gunmen overran the Identification Team site. The site is manned by National Guardsmen, who were forced to retreat.

The Border Patrol wouldn't say whether any shots were fired.

No Guardsmen were injured in the incident.

The situation occurred somewhere along the 120-mile section of the border between Nogales and Lukeville. The area is known as a major drug corridor.

The Border Patrol says last year, 124,000 pounds of illegal drugs were confiscated there.