Texas deputies stop driver hauling 13 illegal immigrants wearing camouflage clothing

Deputies successful Zavala County, Texas, caught astir 2 twelve forbidden immigrants during 4 abstracted postulation stops early Sunday, including 13 migrants smuggled successful a pickup motortruck while cloaked successful camouflage clothing, authorities said.

In total, nan sheriff’s agency said it apprehended 22 illegal immigrants, while 10 others fled aft bailing from nan vehicles.

In 1 case, nan sheriff's agency said a lawman stopped a achromatic Chevy pickup for a postulation usurpation connected U.S. 57 eastbound of La Pryor. As nan lawman went to speak pinch nan driver, he spotted aggregate individuals wearing camouflage clothing lying successful nan furniture of nan truck.

The lawman past recovered much individuals wrong nan conveyance pinch nan driver, who claimed they were each her cousins, according to officials.

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Illegal immigrants dressed successful camouflage were being smuggled into nan state by a Texas female connected Highway 57, constabulary said. (Zavala County Sheriff's Office)

The driver, Samantha Renee Dela Fuente of San Antonio, was charged pinch smuggling, FOX29 San Antonio reported. Officials said nan 13 undocumented individuals were turned complete to Uvalde Border Patrol.

In a 2nd incident, a lawman pulled complete a Chrysler van for a postulation violation. When nan lawman exited his cruiser to attack nan vehicle, it sped distant and prompted a short pursuit.

Deputies recovered 13 forbidden immigrants dressed successful camouflage successful a pickup truck. (Zavala County Sheriff's Office)

The driver yet bailed, and 3 forbidden immigrants were apprehended. Deputies said 5 different undocumented individuals had fled nan scene.

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Deputies said 2 different forbidden immigrants were recovered hidden successful nan backmost of an SUV during a postulation extremity connected U.S. 57 eastbound of Batesville. The driver had bailed and fled.

Deputies arrested nan driver, who was not instantly identified, and turned complete nan forbidden immigrants to Border Patrol officials. (Zavala County Sheriff's Office)

A 4th postulation extremity connected a bluish Chevy Malibu resulted successful different short pursuit until nan driver and different individuals bailed from nan conveyance into nan brushwood astatine nan West Wind Ranch, nan sheriff’s agency said.

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Deputies apprehended 3 individuals while astir 5 different suspected forbidden immigrants escaped.

All nan apprehended forbidden immigrants were turned complete to Border Patrol, nan sheriff's agency said.