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Laredo Sector Border Patrol Agents Rescue Over 100 Aliens in Smuggling Attempts

Release Date
Mon, 09/24/2018

LAREDO, Texas – Border Patrol agents assigned to checkpoint operations on Interstate 35 rescued more than 100 illegal aliens after disrupting two smuggling attempts in the span of five hours.

The first incident occurred on Sunday, September 23, just after 9:30 p.m.  While performing an immigration inspection on the occupants of a tractor-trailer, agents discovered 65 illegal aliens being smuggled in the trailer.  The temperature inside the trailer was over 90 degrees when the aliens were encountered, but all were found to be in good health. 

Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents rescue more than 100 illegal aliens in tractor trailers in two separate smuggling attempts intercepted at the Interstate 35 checkpoint
Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents rescue
more than 100 illegal aliens in two tractor
trailers in separate smuggling attempts
intercepted at the Interstate 35 Border Patrol
checkpoint.

The second incident happened around 2:30 a.m. on Monday, September 24.  After referring a tractor-trailer to secondary inspection, agents found 49 illegal aliens being smuggled in the trailer.  The trailer was refrigerated, and the temperature inside was 59 degrees when the illegal aliens were found.  None of the subjects required medical attention.

 In all, 114 illegal aliens were taken into custody.

To report suspicious activity such as alien and/or drug smuggling, download the “USBP Laredo Sector” App or contact the Laredo Sector Border Patrol toll-free at 1-800-343-1994. 

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Last Modified: Feb 03, 2021