Border Patrol agents thwart human smuggling attempt, arrest two child sex offenders in traffic stop near Freer
Both child sex offenders are being held by the U.S. Border Patrol pending prosecution of their immigration violations.
Credit: US Customs and Border Protection
Author: Haley Williams
Updated: 9:23 PM CST January 14, 2021
FREER, Texas — Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents from the Freer station recently stopped a human smuggling attempt and arrested two child sex offenders in the same traffic stop, a press release from US Customs and Border Protection.
Agents pulled over a commercial truck that was going down Highway 59 near Freer and found 119 people being smuggled in the back, officials said.