Three Armed Human Smugglers Arrested in 24 Hours near Border in Texas
13 Jan 2021
Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents continue to find armed human smugglers near the border in South Texas. Agents seized three weapons in a 24-hour period from smugglers moving groups of migrants into the U.S. interior.
Freer Station agents received an alert on January 11 about a group of migrants marching through a ranch just east of Highway 16, according to information obtained from Laredo Sector Border Patrol officials. Human smugglers frequently march migrants through ranches to circumvent interior Border Patrol immigration checkpoints.
#USBP Laredo North agents working at the I-35 checkpoint, intercepted two human smuggling attempts within hours of each other. Agents apprehended 22 illegal aliens that were concealed in the sleeper compartments and discovered a loaded revolver. #BorderSecurity@CBPSouthTexaspic.twitter.com/c0e7KCmzsA