All 20 people, including the driver, were undocumented immigrants from Mexico, Brazil, Guatemala, Honduras and Ecuador.
Credit: Shackelford County Sheriff s Office Author: FOX West Texas staff Published: 5:43 PM CST December 15, 2020 Updated: 5:44 PM CST December 15, 2020
ALBANY, Texas A Mexican national was arrested after a traffic stop in Albany Sunday. Nineteen undocumented immigrants being smuggled were found in his vehicle.
According to the Shackelford County Sheriff s Office, after a vehicle was reported to dispatch for driving erratically and possibly having a drunk driver, a suspect was found with the 19 people during a traffic stop in Albany.
The vehicle description, a white Ford F150, was broadcast to all officers on duty in attempt to find it prior to the stop. City of Albany Police Officer Purpura saw the suspect vehicle traveling east on Main Street, at which time the traffic stop was initiated.