Smuggling attempt ends in crash
July 1, 2021
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Authorities said this group of migrants were traveling in a Chevrolet Tahoe before it crashed. The driver was arrested on human smuggling charges.Courtesy photo /Show MoreShow Less
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Authorities said this Chevrolet Tahoe was transporting a group of migrants before it crashed. The driver was arrested on human smuggling charges.Courtesy photo /Show MoreShow Less
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A human smuggling attempt ended with the alleged smuggler crashing into a pole, according to an arrest affidavit.
Eduardo Moncivais was arrested and charged with transport, attempt to transport and conspire to transport individuals who were in the country illegally.
40-plus migrants, 5,000 ammo rounds found in central Laredo stash house
May 21, 2021
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Federal authorities said they encountered 42 individuals inside a home in the 3600 block of Tilden Avenue. All were determined to be in the country illegally.Courtesy photo /
Two people have been arrested in relation to the discovery of 42 migrants and 5,000 rounds of ammo inside a home in central Laredo, authorities said.
Luis Bernardo Rodriguez and Claudia Veronica Graciano-Rodriguez are facing charges of bringing in and harboring migrants. Details on the case are scarce since it remains sealed.
At about 4 p.m. May 17, U.S. Border Patrol agents and Webb County Precinct 2 Constable’s Office deputies investigated suspicious activity reported at a home in the 3600 block of Tilden Avenue in the Las Cruces neighborhood.
County holds cleanup event in El Cenizo
May 10, 2021
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Webb County crews provided help to Rio Bravo residents last week to dispose of their bulky trash.Courtesy /Webb County
Webb County employees and Precinct 1 Commissioner Jesse Gonzalez were in El Cenizo on Tuesday to pick up debris and unwanted bulky items as part of an annual cleanup event.
Crews picked up trash in the streets and in abandoned areas while residents also took their own trash to the cleanup site.
“The importance of clean-ups is to keep the areas clean and safe, avoiding a harmful environment to our constituents,” Gonzalez said.
22 migrants found in west Laredo stash house
April 29, 2021
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A combined law enforcement effort led the discovery of a stash house with 22 migrants who had crossed the border illegally.
Authorities also arrested Josue Ismael Anguiano-Viramontes, also known as Joshua Anguiano-Luna, was arrested in relation to the case. He was charged with harbor, attempt to harbor and conspiracy to harbor the migrants.
U.S. Border Patrol’s intelligence unit received information on April 26 about a home in the 1300 block of Philadelphia Street that was used to harbor migrants who had crossed the border illegally.
At approximately 9 p.m., Border Patrol, Homeland Security Investigations special agents, Webb County Precinct 2 Constable’s Office and the Webb County Attorney’s Office conducted a knock and talk at the home.