Laredo Sector Border Patrol Shuts Down an Astonishing Seven Stash Houses with Joint Law Enforcement Cooperation
Courtesy of the U.S. Border Patrol
April 15, 2021
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U.S. Border Patrol agents along with other law enforcement agencies dismantled seven stash houses.Courtesy photo /U.S. Border PatrolShow MoreShow Less
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U.S. Border Patrol agents along with other law enforcement agencies dismantled seven stash houses.Courtesy photo /U.S. Border PatrolShow MoreShow Less
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U.S. Border Patrol agents along with other law enforcement agencies dismantled seven stash houses.Courtesy photo /U.S. Border PatrolShow MoreShow Less
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In over 24 hours, Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents and law enforcement partners shut down seven stash houses throughout Laredo.
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
LAREDO, TX – Laredo Sector Border Patrol has encountered a dangerous trend of weapons being encountered during human smuggling events. Within 24 hours, three weapons were seized in three separate events involving human smuggling.
The first incident occurred during the late afternoon of January 10, when agents from the Freer Station acted on an alert of several individuals traveling by foot in a ranch just east of State Highway 16. With assistance from Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations, they were able to apprehend five individuals on a walking trail in the brush. During a search of the individuals, agents discovered a backpack that contained a loaded shotgun. All of the individuals were in the United States illegally and from the countries of Mexico and Guatemala.