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Retired HSI special agent Victor Avila Jr. recounts 2011 ambush, urges action on human trafficking and cartel violence
Summary
Victor Avila Jr., a retired Homeland Security Investigations agent, told the Arizona House about surviving a 2011 ambush in Mexico that killed his colleague Special Agent Jaime Zapata and urged lawmakers to prioritize human trafficking and public safety.
Retired Homeland Security Investigations special agent Victor Avila Jr. addressed the Arizona House as the chamber’s guest speaker, recounting a 2011 ambush in Mexico that left his colleague, Special Agent Jaime Zapata, dead and Avila himself seriously wounded. He urged the Legislature to prioritize human trafficking enforcement and intergovernmental cooperation to combat cartel violence.
Montenegro introduced Victor Avila Jr. as a retired federal agent, an advocate on border security and human trafficking, and asked him to tell the chamber about his experience. Avila described his career in HSI, saying the agency "was the merger that happened with the Department…
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