On The U.S.-Mexico Border, Looking Out For Lookouts

Most of the talk about border security this election season has centered on Donald Trump’s proposal to build a wall between the U.S. and Mexico. But the U.S. has a different kind of security effort underway: targeting drug cartel lookouts within U.S. borders.

Michel Marizco of Here & Now contributor KJZZ and the Fronteras Desk reports on an operation designed to find these lookouts before they spot U.S. Border Patrol agents.

Michel Marizco, senior editor, Fronteras desk, KJZZ public radio. He tweets @BorderReporter.