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.
Border Patrol finds 85 immigrants in two tractor trailers
Courtesy of the Laredo Sector Border Patrol
Dec. 23, 2020
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Border Patrol agents at the Interstate 35 (I35) checkpoint north of Laredo intercepted two-failed human smuggling attempts within an hour of each other.
The first incident occurred during the early evening of Dec. 21, when a tractor trailer approached the I-35 checkpoint. During an immigration inspection of the driver, a service canine alerted to the trailer. At secondary inspection, agents discovered 35 individuals concealed inside the trailer. They were determined to be illegally present in the United States from the countries of Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras.