Texas Border Business
EDINBURG, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol Agents and the Roma Police Department discover stash house filled with illegal aliens.
This afternoon, the Roma, Texas Police Department contacted the Rio Grande City Border Patrol Station to request assistance at a suspected human stash house operating in a local neighborhood. After arriving to the location, officers and agents entered the home and discovered 26 illegal aliens from the countries of Honduras, Mexico, El Salvador, Guatemala and Nicaragua.
In the last seven days, Rio Grande Valley Sector agents identified an additional seven stash houses and arrested a total of 28 illegal aliens in separate incidents.
Border Patrol processed the case and subjects accordingly.
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.
