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Texas law enforcement officials bust human smuggling operation involving dozens of migrants: 'Cartel related'
[FoxNews] Texas law enforcement officials broke up a human smuggling operation on Thursday in which 26 migrants were recovered from sweltering conditions, and seven suspected smugglers were arrested.The Bexar County Sheriff’s Office received information on Thursday morning that a human smuggling operation was taking place involving several dozen people. Sheriff Javier Salazar told reporters that the department knew the smuggling operation involved a long, goose-neck trailer traveling to a rural home outside San Antonio. While the nationalities of all the migrants were unknown, Salazar said a Guatemalan woman within the group told officials she paid $16,000 to be smuggled into the U.S., calling it "a big money operation." Related: Bexar County: 2024-05-17 Harris County Judge Orders New Election for 180th District Court Seat After Controversial 449-Vote Loss — Nearly 1,500 Votes Cast Illegally Bexar County: 2023-12-08 Soros nonprofit donated over $1M to group that previously bailed out suspect charged in deadly Texas shootings Bexar County: 2023-09-29 Texas drug recovery group awarded $800K grant from Biden admin for 'harm reduction' distributes crack pipes Posted by: Skidmark 2024-06-07 |
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