Mexican national arrested for trying to smuggle 19 migrants from El Paso to Dallas
Shackelford County Sheriff's Office
Francisco Alfredo Lopez-Cubillas, accused of hman smuggling.
ALBANY, Texas -- Authorities have charged a Mexican national with trying to smuggle a group of 19 migrants from El Paso to Dallas in a pickup truck.
The Shackelford County Sheriff's Office said Albany police pulled over 34-year-old Francisco Alfredo Lopez-Cubillas in his truck on suspicion of drunk driving.
During the traffic stop on Monday, authorities said they found five people in the cab and 14 others hiding under a truck bed cover.
The migrants ranged in ages from 17 to 60, and officials said they were from the nations of Mexico, Brazil, Guatemala, Ecuador and Honduras.