Texas authorities thwarted a human smuggling attempt last week after discovering 18 illegal immigrants crammed into a tractor-trailer during an inspection.
On Monday, November 21, 2022, a Texas Department of Public Safety trooper stopped a blue tractor truck on IH 24 in La Salle County for a commercial motor vehicle safety inspection.
Texas said all the immigrants were from Mexico.
(Texas DPS)
During the inspection, the driver admitted to having people inside the truck, according to a Texas DPS spokesperson. The police searched the truck and discovered 18 illegal immigrants inside the cab of the truck.
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Texas DPS said the group was made up of 15 men and three women, all from Mexico. The driver, later identified as Curtis Wayne of Mississippi, was arrested on human smuggling charges. Texas DPS said Wayne had been trying to smuggle illegal immigrants from Laredo to San Antonio.
The 18 illegal immigrants were turned over to the US Border Patrol for processing. No further details have been provided.
A Texas DPS police officer stopped a blue tractor-trailer and discovered 18 Mexican nationals inside.
(Texas DPS)
The arrest came just days after another incident involving illegal immigrants in La Salle County. On November 18, 2022, a DPS police officer stopped a white Toyota SUV for a moving violation on Farm to Market Road.
Dashcam footage obtained by Fox News Digital shows five illegal immigrants getting out of a vehicle and fleeing onto a rancher’s property.
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The driver, 20-year-old Angelina Charles, also tried to flee the vehicle, but was arrested and charged with human smuggling.
Fox News’ Chris Pandolfo contributed to this report.
