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Texas border officials arrest suspected human smuggler, illegal immigrants after high-speech chase


Bradford Betz
Wed, November 9, 2022 at 7:06 PM



A suspected human smuggler carrying six illegal immigrants in Texas led authorities on a high-speed chase before crashing near a shopping mall, officials said Wednesday.

A human smuggler led agents from U.S. Border Patrol and the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) on a high-speed chase in McAllen, Texas, – which is near the U.S.-Mexico border.

The vehicle crashed near a shopping mall, Texas DPS Lt. Chris Olivarez said in a tweet Wednesday afternoon. The driver, passenger and six illegal immigrants fled on foot, he said.

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DPS agents arrested the driver and passenger – both 17 – for human smuggling.

Three of the illegal immigrants were arrested and referred to U.S. Border Patrol.

The passenger was in possession of a handgun, Olivarez said.

He indicated that the arrest was part of Operation Lone Star, an initiative by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to help secure the Texas-Mexico border.

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Fox News Digital has reached out to Lt. Olivarez seeking more information on this incident. No further details were released.


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Armed Teen Human Smuggler Crashes During Police Pursuit near Border in Texas

by BOB PRICE 10 Nov 2022

Texas DPS troopers and Border Patrol agents in the Rio Grande Valley arrested two human smugglers following a pursuit that ended in a crash. Police found a loaded handgun on one of the teens.

Texas DPS spokesman Lt. Christopher Olivarez tweeted photos from a human smuggling incident interdicted by troopers and Border Patrol agents in McAllen, Texas. The driver fled from law enforcement and crashed into a building near a local mall.



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RGV - A human smuggler led #USBP & @TxDPS on a high-speed chase in McAllen. The vehicle crashed near a shopping mall. The driver, passenger, & 6 illegal immigrants fled on foot. @TxDPS arrested the driver & passenger, both 17, for human smuggling. 1/2


















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3 illegal immigrants were apprehended & referred to US Border Patrol. The passenger was in possession of a handgun. 2/2 #OperationLoneStar



5:32 PM · Nov 9, 2022

Olivarez told Breitbart Texas, the two teens are local to the McAllen area. Following the crash, police found a loaded pistol.

The pursuit ended when the teenage driver lost control and crashed into a building. Six migrants, the driver, and the front-seat passenger all fled. Troopers arrested the driver and passenger — both 17 years old.

Three migrants escaped without being apprehended. DPS troopers turned three others over to U.S. Border Patrol agents.

The two teens, both U.S. citizens from the local area, will face charges related to the illegal handgun and human smuggling.

Further west, Olivarez tweeted photos from a DPS Special Operations Group mission where the agents found 34 migrants hiding in a train and a nearby culvert.



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.@TxDPS Special Operations Group (SOG) & #USBP located 34 illegal immigrants inside a train & culvert in Maverick County. The illegal immigrants (24m & 10f), from Mexico, were turned over to US Border Patrol. #OperationLoneStar
















5:06 PM · Nov 9, 2022

The troopers turned the 24 male and ten female migrants over to Border Patrol agents. Olivarez reported that all 34 were Mexican nationals.

Armed Teen Human Smuggler Crashes During Police Pursuit near Border in Texas (breitbart.com)

No mercy for these criminal trespassers!

This is an invasion and an Act of War.