Fox News and the New York Post reported that a human smuggling operation was interrupted in Dimmit County, Texas on Thursday.
The Texas Department of Public Safety pulled over a truck in the rural county. The unnamed driver was a Honduran national who had previously entered the U.S. illegally. He also had a “history of drugs and weapons charges.”
Tightly packed into the back of his rig were 76 migrants. The disheveled men were under a makeshift blue-tarp roof. At that point, the Texas Border Protection team was called in.
Since the driver was not here legally, border officials made the arrest. He also had meth in his possession. He was arrested on human smuggling charges. And the illegal migrants were taken into custody by the Border Patrol.
Human smuggling increases: Title 42 ending
The Border Patrol announced on Friday that it is trying to gear up for even more surges in illegal immigrants at the southern border. The numbers of illegal crossings are already at a record high.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) continues to be overwhelmed by the influx.
