Ernst Targets Cartel Spotters Increase Penalties Anyone Abetting Illegal Activity on Southern Border

WASHINGTON – In response to her recent border tour in the Rio Grande Valley, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) is targeting cartel “spotters” in her latest piece of legislation. The bill, titled the Transnational Criminal Organization Illicit Spotter Prevention and Elimination Act, increases penalties for those who aid cartels in illegal activity by transmitting information about the positions of Border Patrol or destroying Border Patrol communication devices.