TYE, TEXAS – Tye Police Department and US Border Patrol stopped an “alien smuggler” on Friday. The smuggler was stopped at 9 a.m. on the corner of North Street and South Access Road, according to a Facebook post. On 10 January 2020 at approximately 0900 the Tye Police Department and US Border Patrol stopped a vehicle at the corner... Posted by Tye Police Department on Saturday, January 11, 2020Police say the driver was attempting to smuggle eight people illegally into the United States. The smuggler will face federal charges. Border Patrol finds 17 undocumented immigrants trapped in trailerMerkel Police Department and the Taylor County Sheriff’s Office also assisted in the investigation.