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By Darlene McCormick Sanchez
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March 22, 2025Updated:March 24, 2025

South Texas rancher Antonio Céspedes Saldierna, 74, was driving his pickup on his ranch in Mexico when his vehicle ran over an improvised explosive device (IED), detonating it.
The force of the explosion flipped his truck onto its side, killing the retiree and his friend inside. A third occupant, his friend’s wife, was hospitalized.
“Nowadays, it’s more like defending a small army against another small army—and there’s a lot of collateral damage,”
 
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