Coyotes Lock Illegal Aliens in Trailer
EAGLE PASS, TX
– U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to Del Rio Sector’s Eagle Pass South Station successfully ended a dangerous smuggling attempt, March 5.
“This is the second smuggling attempt of this nature in as many days,” said Del Rio Sector Chief Patrol Agent Austin L. Skero II. “The people hidden in the storage area were unable to move freely, did not have access to seatbelts, and were unable to exit the vehicle on their own accord. It’s easy to imagine many ways in which this smugging attempt could have turned disaterous.”
Smugglers Lock Migrants in Multiple Cargo Trucks near Border in Texas
6 Mar 2021
Del Rio Sector Border Patrol agents found groups of migrants locked inside the cargo area of a U-Haul truck and two tractor-trailers. The migrants had no means of escape.
Eagle Pass South Station agents assigned to the Highway 57 immigration checkpoint near Eagle Pass, Texas, on March 3 stopped a U-Haul truck for an immigration check. Agents conducted a search of the truck’s cargo area and found several migrants packed inside, according to a tweet from Del Rio Sector Chief Patrol Agent Austin Skero.
Eagle Pass South Station agents stopped this truck Wednesday, discovering several illegal aliens trapped in the storage area. With no way to exit the vehicle and no seatbelts, the dangers of this smuggling attempt are clear. Luckily, no one was harmed during this attempt. pic.twitter.com/niLZu9usX1