Texas Border Business
SARITA, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Javier Vega, Jr. Checkpoint in Sarita, Texas, stopped a human smuggling attempt.
On Friday evening, Kingsville agents working at the Javier Vega, Jr. Checkpoint referred a tractor and trailer for secondary inspection after a Border Patrol K-9 alerted. At secondary, a search of the locked trailer revealed eight illegal aliens comingled with the cargo (produce). Agents placed the driver along with the eight subjects under arrest and escorted them to the station for processing. The smuggled aliens are from the countries of Mexico, El Salvador and Honduras.
Border Patrol processed all subjects accordingly.
The Rio Grande Valley Sector currently has multiple campaigns focused on rescues and danger awareness, such as “Operation Big Rig” and “No Se Arriesgue” to combat smuggling and ultimately save lives. Call 911 to report suspicious activity; “They’re humans, not cargo!”
The public is encouraged to take a stand against crime in their communities and report suspicious activity at 800-863-9382.
Even with the spread of the COVID-19 virus, human smugglers continue to try these brazen attempts with zero regard for the lives they endanger nor to the health of the citizens of our great nation. The U.S. Border Patrol agents of the Rio Grande Valley Sector will continue to safeguard the nation and community against these criminal elements.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection is the unified border agency within the Department of Homeland Security charged with the management, control and protection of our nation’s borders at and between the official ports of entry. CBP is charged with keeping terrorists and terrorist weapons out of the country while enforcing hundreds of U.S. laws.
