An illegal immigrant was recently arrested in Texas after using a signal jammer to disrupt communications while committing a burglary. The incident marks the continuation of a disturbing trend among illegal alien criminals adopting increasingly advanced technologies to carry out criminal activities against American citizens.
According to reports, Ignacio Castillo Contreras, 22, was charged with residential burglary and interfering with a radio frequency licensed to a government entity. During his hearing, Contreras admitted that he was not a United States citizen, having just entered the country a couple of months ago.
Police officers discovered the device in Contreras’ backpack after he was arrested following the burglary. Authorities reported being unable to use their body cameras, use key fobs to unlock patrol vehicles, or communicate through their hand-held radios while in range of the signal jammer.
Technology expert Juan Guevara Torres weighed in on the use of signal jammers, stating, “A radio frequency tracking device sends a lot of signals very high intense signals around you. It blocks signals from going to point A to point B.” He added, “In my opinion, as a tech expert, I can tell you that whoever did this has some tactical knowledge on how to use this device and where to place them.”
Former Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg explained the dangerous implications of signal jammers being used to subvert authorities. She said that Contreras’ using the device “to jam up the local police officers who were responding to the calls their radios key fobs getting into their car and body cams makes it a dangerous situation for law enforcement.”
Ogg further noted that if these devices are employed in larger-scale crimes, the consequences could be far-reaching. “If you imagine an ordinary criminal committing a crime with a radio frequency jamming device, now add to that someone with real bad intent who wants to harm a lot of people like a terrorist, a mass murderer, and it gets scary quick,” she said.
Earlier this year, co-founder of The American Tribune Will Tanner posted a lengthy thread on X about the increasing prevalence of signal jammers being utilized in American crimes. “See the signal jammer? This is the big change coming to American crime We’ve long suffered the predations of criminals and their enablers, but signal jammer use shows how it’ll get worse,” he wrote.
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Tanner noted that the technology commonly utilized in South African farm attacks might become common in the United States. “So, how’s that relevant for Americans? Well, first off, even if you are armed not being able to call for help can be a problem if there are multiple assailants … So, if unarmed and unable to call for help because of signal jammers, you’re at the not-so-tender mercies of the criminal underclass,” he said.
He concluded, “Signal jammers, in particular, are an issue because they make it difficult to call the authorities or trusted neighbors for help. You’re on your own, outnumbered by those who hate you. And our enemies have shown they have and can use similar technology.
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