Migrants Placed in Danger by Smugglers
- 2 years ago
RGV Border Patrol agents made 19 arrests from three migrant smuggling events and seized almost 500 pounds of marijuana. On August 29, RGV agents attempted to initiate a vehicle stop on an Isuzu SUV near Linn. The driver failed to yield and led agents on a vehicle pursuit that ended just before the Falfurrias Border Patrol Checkpoint. The vehicle came to a stop and the occupants bailed out. Additional agents and CBP Air and Marine Operations helicopter responded and apprehended seven subjects. They were all transported to the station.
Less than two hours later, RGC agents responded to a suspected narcotics load vehicle in Fronton. The vehicle they encountered was abandoned with five bundles of marijuana in the vehicle. The driver was not located and agents seized marijuana weighing almost 500 pounds valued at 380,000 USD. Border Patrol processed all subjects accordingly.
Less than two hours later, RGC agents responded to a suspected narcotics load vehicle in Fronton. The vehicle they encountered was abandoned with five bundles of marijuana in the vehicle. The driver was not located and agents seized marijuana weighing almost 500 pounds valued at 380,000 USD. Border Patrol processed all subjects accordingly.