Texas Border Agents Discover 40 Illegal Immigrants Packed Inside Metal Box

Post Reply
User avatar
claireokc
Posts: 10998
Joined: Wed Dec 01, 2021 11:40 pm
Location: Deep in the Heart of Soonerland
Has thanked: 2 times
Contact:

Texas Border Agents Discover 40 Illegal Immigrants Packed Inside Metal Box

Post by claireokc »

Agents from the Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol in Texas recently disrupted multiple human smuggling events, including one in which several migrants were transported in a metal box. On April 26, the Falfurrias Border Patrol Checkpoint agents inspected a truck pulling a flatbed trailer carrying several large metal boxes. On one of the boxes, the agents found a vent, which, after removal, revealed 40 illegal immigrants trapped inside in a seated position. The agents then had to break the box. “The box had no other opening or means of escape for the occupants,” an April 27 press release from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) stated. “Agents determined the 40 migrants are citizens of Central America and Mexico unlawfully in the U.S. while the driver was a U.S. citizen. All subjects were placed under arrest. A search of the truck revealed [a] power tool, a handgun, and loaded magazines. The Brooks County Sheriff’s Office took custody of the truck, trailer, weapon, magazines, and driver.” ...

Source: https://www.theepochtimes.com/texas-bor ... 33858.html
"America needs a brushfire, a moral and spiritual brushfire. And brushfires burn from the bottom up." ~ Bob Woodson
Post Reply