Call leads to discovery of 86 immigrants in semi truck
RAYMONDVILLE -- An 18-wheeler filled with nearly 100 undocumented immigrants was stopped by Texas Department of Public Safety troopers because someone called in a tip about the human cargo.
During a news conference this afternoon, U.S. Border Patrol and DPS officials said a concerned citizen called about the possible smuggling operation inside the 18-wheeler.
Once DPS indentified the tractor-trailer DPS stopped the truck on the expressway in Raymondville Tuesday night. Inside they discovered 86 immigrants.
“Operation Big Rig is a call for action to be taken by anyone who witnesses illicit activity, specifically involving tractor-trailers,” said Chief Patrol Agent Manuel Padilla, Jr. in a news release. “This incident demonstrates precisely what should be done to prevent what could be a deadly situation.”
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The temperatures have been in the 90s in South Texas. Obviously the temperature is hotter inside the 18-wheeler. This could have been a deadly situation.