VICTORIA COUNTY, TEXAS — A U.S. citizen truck driver was arrested on federal smuggling charges after Victoria County Sheriff’s Office deputies and Crossroads HIDTA Task Force members stopped his tractor-trailer on U.S. Highway 77 and found four undocumented Honduran immigrants concealed inside.
The traffic stop occurred on Tuesday, April 21, 2026. During the stop, investigators determined the driver was attempting to smuggle the four individuals. U.S. Border Patrol and Homeland Security were contacted to assist with the detention of the immigrants and the federal prosecution of the driver. The tractor, trailer, and produce cargo were transported to the Victoria County Sheriff’s Office pending seizure proceedings.
The trailer was loaded with 21 pallets of assorted produce, including lemons, limes, squash, zucchini, bell peppers, cucumbers, eggplants, jalapeño peppers, and long green peppers. The intended recipient subsequently abandoned the cargo. The Victoria County Sheriff’s Office coordinated with the Victoria Office of Emergency Management to donate the entire load to the Food Bank of the Golden Crescent.
All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
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