Texas Border Sheriffs to Meet with Mexican Law Enforcement Officials in Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico

By: Miguel Munoz, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2017

Maverick County Sheriff Tom Schmerber announced that four Texas Border Sheriff’s Association members are going to meet with Mexican law enforcement officials, including representatives from the State of Coahuila, Mexico Attorney General’s Office, on Wednesday, September 20, 2017, at 10 A.M. at the Casino Nacional in Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico to discuss bi-national collaborative efforts regarding the search and identification of missing persons in the United States and Mexico.

Sheriff Schmerber founded and organized these bi-national United States and Mexico law enforcement meetings several years ago to assist the administration of justice in both countries.  Mexican law enforcement officials originally attended the first bi-national meeting in Eagle Pass last year.  These bi-national law enforcement meetings have focused on identifying and searching for missing persons in the United States and Mexico and have enjoyed success in locating several persons in both countries.

Among the Texas Border Sheriff’s Association members expected to attend this first bi-national law enforcement meeting between Texas and Mexico border law enforcement held in Mexico include Maverick County Sheriff Tom Schember, Dimmit County Sheriff Marion Boyd, Zavala County Sheriff Eusevio Salinas, and Brooks County Sheriff Urbino “Benny” Martinez.

Also attending the bi-national law enforcement meeting in Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico will be representatives of the State of Coahuila, Mexico Attorney General’s Office, including the Missing Persons Director.

Sheriff Schmerber noted that it is important to collaborate with Mexican law enforcement authorities to help resolve missing persons cases and other related law enforcement issues that affect the United States-Mexico border.