A suspect from El Salvador was arrested after he led Texas authorities on a high-speed chase in a pickup truck packed with 10 other illegal aliens this week.
The bust unfolded on Tuesday in La Salle County in South Texas.
Texas Department of Public Safety (TxDPS) troopers attempted to pull over a Ford F-150 when the driver began taking evasive action.
Troopers Arrest Illegal Immigrant from El Salvador for Human Smuggling after High-Speed Chase
— Chris Olivarez (@LtChrisOlivarez) December 12, 2024
LA SALLE COUNTY - A smuggler in a black Ford F-150 led @TxDPS Troopers on a high-speed pursuit on IH-35. During the pursuit, the smuggler, Kevin Cruz Diaz, an illegal immigrant from El… pic.twitter.com/buWIW15zjH
Dashcam footage shows the suspect weaving recklessly through traffic on Interstate 35, even passing big rigs in the breakdown lane on multiple occasions.
Troopers eventually deployed a spike strip and successfully neutralized the vehicle.
Inside they found 11 illegal aliens, including the driver, who was identified as Kevin Cruz Diaz, a citizen of El Salvador.
Cruz Diaz was charged with charged with ten counts of smuggling of persons with a firearm, evading arrest, theft of a firearm, and possession of controlled substances.
The smuggled passengers, citizens of Mexico, Guatemala, and Honduras, were turned over to U.S. Border Patrol.
This article was originally published at InfoWars.com
