LAREDO, TEXAS — U.S. Border Patrol agents stopped a commercial truck on Interstate 35 in Laredo after the driver attempted to bypass an immigration checkpoint and discovered 19 people — including an unaccompanied minor — concealed inside the belly dump trailer.
The Laredo Sector stop was detailed by USBP on May 15. Agents intercepted the commercial truck pulling a belly dump trailer as it attempted to avoid the checkpoint. During the stop, agents discovered the 19 individuals wedged inside the belly of the trailer. USBP described the situation as a “desperate smuggling attempt.”
The driver was arrested on human smuggling charges. The 19 people found inside the trailer were turned over for processing and deportation.
All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
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