U.S. Border Patrol (USBP) encountered dozens of illegal aliens being smuggled in an 18-wheeler during an inspection in New Mexico this week.
The bust unfolded near Las Cruces in El Paso Sector on Sunday, but photographs and details just came to light.
Agents at a checkpoint on Interstate 25 reportedly heard movement from within a trailer and when they opened the doors, they saw people trying to hide behind cargo.
Border Patrol busts 37 illegals being smuggled in big rig at I-25 checkpoint near Las Cruces, NM, on Sunday
— Border Hawk (@BorderHawkNews) December 19, 2024
The illegals hailed from Mexico, Cuba, El Salvador, Ecuador, Guatemala
USBP El Paso Sector intercepted 24 tractor-trailers hauling 387 illegals during FY2024 pic.twitter.com/IgjbHdwcD2
In total, agents located 37 illegal aliens from Mexico, El Salvador, Cuba, Guatemala, and Ecuador.
They were taken to the Central Processing Center in El Paso.
It is unclear if the driver was arrested or will face charges.
During Fiscal Year 2024, Border Patrol intercepted 24 big rigs hauling 387 illegals, and have caught nearly 100 more illegals in four such busts since Nov. 1 in El Paso Sector.
Last week, USBP agents in El Paso tracked down five Guatemalans who emerged from the Rio Grande and entered a storm drain during an illegal crossing.
On Dec 11, USBP agents in El Paso, TX, followed wet footprints from the river to a storm drain, stopping 5 Guatemalan nationals attempting illegal entry. Smugglers attempt to exploit these systems. In El Paso alone, agents stopped 53 attempts by migrants to avoid detection using… pic.twitter.com/dVKikmlkhr
— Chief Jason Owens (@USBPChief) December 16, 2024
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