Overview

• On or around Aug. 2, U.S.-Mexico mirror patrols near Mariposa Canyon led Mexican state police to a mountain lookout where a woman and her minor son were found and freed.
• The cabin-like site, built of wood and covered with black plastic, was dismantled by Mexican officers after the on-site operator escaped.
• Authorities said the pair were uninjured and were taken for precautionary medical evaluation, and it remains unknown whether they were held against their will.
• Border Patrol reported increased synchronized patrols in the Nogales corridor that officials say are complicating cartel smuggling activity.
• In a separate case, a Phoenix man who eluded Nogales agents on Aug. 12 was detained near Sonoita after a pursuit on Aug. 20, two Mexican nationals in his car were taken into custody for deportation proceedings, and the driver has prior drug possession records.