who work in tech or cyber or finance industries. and in order to really bolster their recruitment effort, they created this very slickly produced, very dramatized video that really appeals to russians sense of patriotism and directs them on how to securely and anonymously get in touch with the cia via the dark web. and william burns, the director of the cia, said in a speech yesterday here in england that in just the first week that that video was posted on telegram a few weeks ago, it had 2.5 million views. here s what else he said about why this is such an opportunity for recruitment right now. disaffection with the war will continue to gnaw away at the russian leadership. disaffection creates a once-in-a-generation opportunity for us at cia. we re very much open for business. reporter: according to a u.s.
had two minors with them, 15 and 16 years old. take a look at this picture. we have blurred out their eyes, but they were reportedly terrified and believed they may have been part of a recruitment effort. officials say the northeast cartel routinely kidnaps teenagers and even kids and then them. and with a spike of illegal immigration it s a turf war with cartels fighting for highly profitable smuggling routes. the mexican drug cartels have become even more emboldened, more powerful because of that, they re able to profit off human smuggling. with that, now you re going to have increase in cartel violence in mexico with rival cartels fighting each other for human smuggling and drug smuggling into the united states. the five men in custody will be questioned to gather
with rifles crossed into the rio grande valley, senior correspondent claudia has more details. claudia, frightening stuff. reporter: it really is scary, griff. the mexican drug cartel is known to be vicious and suspected members carrying weapons were spotted crossing over southern border last week more than once. take a look at the picture. you can see the back of individuals picks up on surveillance camera and spotted moving through brush and heavily armed but wasn t known if he was ever captured, however, these 5 were caught and arrested. take a look at this picture sent to fox from the texas department of public safety. these five men are suspected members of the northern east cartel and along with weapons, they had two minors with them, 15 and 16 year s old. we blurred their eyes out but these two were reportedly terrified. and it s believed they may have been part of recruitment effort. officials say the northeast cartel routinely kidnaps
relaxed during the pandemic to allow doctors to prescribe medication. also, dea s production limits are blamed. there is a call to come up with a federal response to fix the shortage. the atlanta journal constitution reports georgia s national guard is targeting teen smartphones as part of a recruitment effort. the military force is uing geolocation technology to reach smartphones within a mile of 67 metro atlanta high schools. they re targeting the social media platforms and hope to hit 3.5 million ad views by september 30th. but the technology doesn t discriminate by age. younger kids in elementary and middle schools could also be targeted by the ads, as well. finally, the post standard lead with the new york city metropolitan transportation authority s decision to pull out of twitter. the agency typically posts delays and alerts on the social media site. but last week, officials learned its access to the application