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Texas DPS trooper discovers two migrants hidden in gas tank
Read full article: Texas DPS trooper discovers two migrants hidden in gas tankTwo migrants were found by a Texas trooper last week inside a gas tank along the southwestern Texas border, according to a Texas Department of Public Safety spokesperson.
Feds announce arrest of alleged leader of fatal 2022 human smuggling case in San Antonio
Read full article: Feds announce arrest of alleged leader of fatal 2022 human smuggling case in San AntonioFederal officials on Thursday announced the indictment of a Guatemalan national who they say helped coordinate a human smuggling effort that ended with 53 migrants dead and 11 injured in a sweltering tractor-trailer in San Antonio.
‘They were human beings’: City plans to unveil memorial on Quintana Road honoring the 53 lost lives
Read full article: ‘They were human beings’: City plans to unveil memorial on Quintana Road honoring the 53 lost lives53 crosses line Quintana Road, honoring the 53 migrants who died in the back of a tractor-trailer in 2022.
BCSO releases names, charges of 7 ‘coyotes’ involved in south Bexar County human smuggling operation
Read full article: BCSO releases names, charges of 7 ‘coyotes’ involved in south Bexar County human smuggling operationThe Bexar County Sheriff’s Office has released the names and subsequent charges of seven people arrested for their alleged involvement with a human smuggling operation in south Bexar County.
12 migrants hospitalized, 7 ‘coyotes’ arrested in human smuggling operation in south Bexar County
Read full article: 12 migrants hospitalized, 7 ‘coyotes’ arrested in human smuggling operation in south Bexar CountyThe Bexar County Sheriff’s Office is on the scene of a human smuggling operation in far south Bexar County.
3 suspects identified in Southwest Side human smuggling operation
Read full article: 3 suspects identified in Southwest Side human smuggling operationThree men arrested Thursday night for their involvement in a human smuggling operation have been identified, according to Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar.
Driver, 71, arrested after traffic stop leads to human smuggling charge, Seguin police say
Read full article: Driver, 71, arrested after traffic stop leads to human smuggling charge, Seguin police sayDomingo Mena arrested, charged with smuggling of persons after police discovered 2 undocumented people
4 more people arrested in connection with smuggling tragedy that killed 53 in San Antonio
Read full article: 4 more people arrested in connection with smuggling tragedy that killed 53 in San AntonioFour Mexican nationals have been arrested in connection with a human smuggling operation that killed 53 people one year ago in San Antonio.
San Antonio woman arrested near border for smuggling immigrants, DPS says
Read full article: San Antonio woman arrested near border for smuggling immigrants, DPS saysIsabel Franco, 22, was taken into custody by Kinney County Sheriff’s deputies and special agents with the Texas Department of Public Safety.
Five men arrested in kidnapping of teen involved in rival human smuggling operation, affidavit shows
Read full article: Five men arrested in kidnapping of teen involved in rival human smuggling operation, affidavit showsJuan Carlos Soto-Victorino, 19, Jose Jared Soto-Victorino, 20, Lazaro Alfonso Estrada-Perez, 33, Fernando Espinoza-Rodaz, 26, and Lazaro Yonary Espinosa-Ramos, 18, are each charged with aggravated kidnapping and engaging in organized criminal activity.
Two suspects, 6 victims in custody after discovery of suspected human smuggling operation
Read full article: Two suspects, 6 victims in custody after discovery of suspected human smuggling operationSan Antonio police who were called to perform a welfare check Monday morning uncovered what they believe to be a human smuggling operation on the city’s Northwest Side.
Driver who sideswiped SAPD vehicle on I-35 may have been involved in human smuggling, police say
Read full article: Driver who sideswiped SAPD vehicle on I-35 may have been involved in human smuggling, police sayA driver who sideswiped a San Antonio Police Department SUV Wednesday morning may have been smuggling a truck full of migrants, investigators say.
8 indicted in ‘enormous’ human smuggling network that operated in Texas, Southern US, feds say
Read full article: 8 indicted in ‘enormous’ human smuggling network that operated in Texas, Southern US, feds sayThe Department of Justice announced Tuesday that the eight suspects coordinated the transportation of the migrants from the U.S.-Mexico border to other parts of the country.
Memorial service honors 53 lives lost after migrants found inside trailer in San Antonio last month
Read full article: Memorial service honors 53 lives lost after migrants found inside trailer in San Antonio last monthA memorial service on Quintana Rd. honored the lives of the 53 people who died in the back of a tractor-trailer on June 27th.
Mexico returns 8 bodies of migrants in San Antonio truck tragedy
Read full article: Mexico returns 8 bodies of migrants in San Antonio truck tragedyA Mexican air force plane has landed at an airport near Mexico City bearing eight bodies of the 53 migrants who were found dead in a truck in Texas last month.
Leading SA: Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar on human smuggling, gun violence, local crime
Read full article: Leading SA: Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar on human smuggling, gun violence, local crimeIn the aftermath of the human smuggling operation that left 53 people dead, sheriff Javier Salazar joined Leading SA to discuss issues in and around Bexar County.
‘It was a horrific scene’: SAFD caring for first responders after migrant tragedy on Southwest Side
Read full article: ‘It was a horrific scene’: SAFD caring for first responders after migrant tragedy on Southwest SideIn the days following the migrant tragedy on Quintana Rd. San Antonio Fire Department is caring for the first responders who responded to that scene.
Dilley Police working diligently to catch human smuggling in and around their city
Read full article: Dilley Police working diligently to catch human smuggling in and around their cityThe Dilley Police Department allowed KSAT 12 to ride along as they attempted to intercept human smuggling operations in and around their city.
Dilley Police Department partners with Operation Lone Star to combat human smuggling
Read full article: Dilley Police Department partners with Operation Lone Star to combat human smugglingDilley police are dealing with a massive increase in the number of chases and human smuggling incidents over the past few months and say they would be overwhelmed without the help of Operation Lone Star.
15-year-old suspect in human smuggling operation in Kinney County shot, sheriff’s office says
Read full article: 15-year-old suspect in human smuggling operation in Kinney County shot, sheriff’s office saysA 15-year-old boy accused in a human smuggling operation out of Kinney County was shot on Monday and is recovering in a San Antonio hospital.
Homeland Security agent talks about San Antonio’s place in the human smuggling pipeline
Read full article: Homeland Security agent talks about San Antonio’s place in the human smuggling pipelineWith three high-profile human smuggling cases in Bexar County in as many weeks, KSAT sat down with Homeland Security Investigations Assistant Special Agent in Charge (ASAC) Jeffrey Ryan to talk about where San Antonio falls in the smuggling pipeline.
Feds charge 7 in SW Bexar County human smuggling bust
Read full article: Feds charge 7 in SW Bexar County human smuggling bustAll seven suspects were drivers or passengers of vehicles stopped by Bexar County Sheriff’s investigators Thursday afternoon after they left a property in the 11200 block of Briggs Road, where a neighbor had reported seeing 50 people exit a tractor trailer.
Human smugglers recruiting teenage drivers on social media, Border Patrol officials say
Read full article: Human smugglers recruiting teenage drivers on social media, Border Patrol officials sayBorder Patrol officials say the ongoing influx of undocumented immigrants at the border and a continued crackdown on big rig smuggling have led human smugglers to recruit teenage drivers on social media.
Houston police recover dozens of people from home in suspected kidnapping or human smuggling case
Read full article: Houston police recover dozens of people from home in suspected kidnapping or human smuggling caseHouston police say they have found dozens of people inside a Southwest Houston home in a possible case of human smuggling.
Towing companies busy hauling away vehicles involved in suspected human smuggling cases
Read full article: Towing companies busy hauling away vehicles involved in suspected human smuggling casesTowing companies say they're losing money towing a high number of vehicles involved in suspected human smuggling cases in rural Texas counties.
One person in custody after authorities receive several 911 calls related to suspected human smuggling case
Read full article: One person in custody after authorities receive several 911 calls related to suspected human smuggling caseSAN ANTONIO – One person has been taken into custody in connection with a suspected human smuggling case after several disturbing 911 calls were made to authorities on Monday night, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials said Friday. And so, it was right at the border of unincorporated Bexar County in San Antonio. And so, we were getting calls,” Sheriff Salazar said Wednesday. The sheriff said there might be another clue that it may be a human smuggling operation. RELATED: 911 calls could be connected to human smuggling operation in Bexar County
911 calls could be connected to human smuggling operation in Bexar County
Read full article: 911 calls could be connected to human smuggling operation in Bexar CountySAN ANTONIO – Disturbing 911 calls received by the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office could be connected to a human smuggling operation, Sheriff Javier Salazar said. And so, it was right at the border of unincorporated Bexar County in San Antonio. I know the San Antonio Police Department was also getting calls around the same time. BCSO obtained surveillance video from a trucking company located near Interstate 35 and Fischer Road. Salazar said BCSO is working closely with the Texas Department of Public Safety, Homeland Security Investigations and the San Antonio Police Department.