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| Interstate 85 traffic stop linked to possible human smuggling, ICE spokeswoman confirms |
| 2018-10-31 |
| [IndependentMail] A traffic stop along Interstate 85 in Anderson County late Monday that led to an investigation by federal authorities is tied to possible human smuggling, a spokeswoman for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement confirmed to the Independent Mail on Tuesday. What began as routine traffic stop for a pickup truck that wasn't staying in its lane near rural Townville quickly turned into something larger, local authorities said. "ICE’s Homeland Security Investigations received a call from local law enforcement regarding possible human smuggling activity," Carissa Cutrell, a spokeswoman from ICE, said in an email. Cutrell said three passengers in the vehicle were being driven from Texas to Virginia. The driver was released, and two other passengers in the vehicle were taken to a bus station to continue their trip, Cutrell said. One passenger in the truck was arrested and charged with illegal re-entry, she said. The identity of the person arrested and the identities of the other people in the vehicle have not yet been made public. |
| Posted by:Skidmark |
| #1 One passenger in the truck was arrested and charged with illegal re-entry Smuggling, but the driver and other passengers were released. So, 'catch, release, track' and the 4th was a CI, or the 4th was a 'snatch'. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2018-10-31 16:43 |