EAST EL PASO COUNTY, Tx - Mexican law enforcement and government officials say they are upset at several Border Patrol Agents for allegedly crossing into Mexican territory to stop drug smugglers.

Mexican officials tell ABC-7 they have no problem with US agents catching drug smugglers, however they say there is no excuse for crossing into Mexican territory to do so. Officials held a news conference in Juarez to address the alleged border crossing.

According to Mexican officials last Thursday (November 9th), US agents followed a Chevy pickup truck after an attempted drug smuggling run in Fort Hancock, some 45 miles east of El Paso.

US agents say the chase ended near the Fabens Port of Entry when the driver of the truck got stuck trying to cross the Rio Grande. The drug smugglers made it out of the truck and US agents say they seized 300 pounds of marijuana. The rest was extracted by Mexican authorities.

A US Border Patrol spokesman tells ABC-7 their investigation into the incident shows the US agents went about 25 feet across the border and he says that it is not so unusual.

Doug Mosier tells ABC-7, "This is a very high trafficking area for narcotics that we're talking about here and this kind of thing occurs from time to time...not just by Border Patrol but really agencies from both countries...we think these actions by the officers really represent a really tense situation that involved cross border narcotics."

Mr. Mosier adds that spokesman he doesn't expect any disciplinary action to be taken. 

Mexican authorities say if they determine US agents did cross the border, they will then file a petition in international court to extradite the agents to face criminal charges.

In January, officials in Hudspeth County accused members of the Mexican military of crossing into the US, which resulted in a stand-off with authorities. Mexican officials deny those claims.