Not confirmed quite yet.

Via ValleyCentral.com:

A person claiming to be a member of a cartel claims they have kidnapped a border agent and threatened their life, according to police.

Border Patrol is making contact with all personnel in the Rio Grande Valley.

They have now confirmed that all agents working the day of the threat have been accounted for at this time.

Now, they are working to verify all those off-duty at the time of the treat are safe.

The caller dialed 9-1-1 yesterday and said they have kidnapped a Border Patrol agent, La Joya Police Chief Geovanni Hernandez confirms.

The La Joya Police Department contacted Border Patrol and the FBI, Hernandez said.

A Border Patrol spokesperson did not confirm the threat, but they did confirm the agency is doing an accountability check of all agents stationed in the RGV sector.

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