Kingsville BP Find 19 Illegal Migrants Locked in a Refrigerated Trailer

 

U.S. Customs and Border Protection

SARITA (News Release) - On March 21, Kingsville Border Patrol Station agents working at the Javier Vega Jr. Border Patrol Checkpoint referred a tractor hauling a refrigerated trailer to the secondary inspection area following a K-9 alert. A search of the trailer revealed 19 illegal migrants hiding among the produce. Agents determined the driver, and his passenger son were United States citizens, and the 19 illegal migrants were Central American and Mexican nationals unlawfully in the U.S.

All subjects were placed under arrest and escorted into the checkpoint.

The temperature of the refrigerated trailer was 50.8 degrees Fahrenheit at the time of the encounter.

 
 
 
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