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In recent weeks, a spate of car accidents involving human smugglers has plagued the city streets of Laredo, Texas, endangering the public, and in one case, costing the lives of migrants.
[Breitbart]More than 1,000 troopers and Texas Army National Guard are deployed to the border regions to address the current migrant crisis. Operation Lone Star launched in March. Texas Department of Public Safety personnel and the Army National Guard troops working Operation Lone Star have made more than 1,870 criminal arrests and another 45,800 migrant apprehensions or referrals. Additionally, there have been 433 vehicle pursuits, and DPS has seized more than 620 pounds of cocaine and meth, 151 firearms, and nearly $2 million cash. This incident highlights the importance of the I-35 corridor to Mexican cartels who use the route to smuggle migrants and narcotics into the United States. The route also serves to quickly transport their proceeds south. Related: Operation Lone Star: 2021-06-19 Texas clears out state prison to make room for criminal illegal immigrants Operation Lone Star: 2021-05-24 Texas authorities nab man with automatic weapons, .50 caliber rifle believed to be heading to Mexico Operation Lone Star: 2021-03-07 Gov. Abbott Deploys Texas National Guard, State Troopers to Counter Biden's ‘Open Border Policies' Posted by: Skidmark 2021-07-11 |
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