Authorities rescue aliens; arrest 4 suspected smugglers

By Anita Miller
News Editor

San Marcos — Law officers from eight jurisdictions swarmed a San Marcos mobile home Wednesday night, arresting four people for kidnapping and rescuing 26 illegal aliens from a sweltering trailer.

Those arrested, Guzman Ortega Alejandro, Cesar Selgado Julio, Rosalinda Alvarez Trevino and Maria Garcia Luz are in custody at the Hays County Law Enforcement Center.

The illegal aliens, 18 men and 8 women, including one pregnant woman, are in custody of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement at an undisclosed site.

San Marcos Police Chief Howard Williams said the men were dressed only in underwear, apparently to keep them from running away. The women were wearing T-shirts and shorts.

Nine of the aliens were taken to Central Texas Medical Center from the scene to be treated for open wounds and dehydration. The pregnant woman was later taken to the hospital from police headquarters after she began having abdominal pains.

Williams said the raid on the home at 518 Iris Street in the San Marcos Regency Mobile Home Park off Post Road went down around 8 p.m. Wednesday, within two hours after authorities were able to pinpoint the exact trailer involved.

“We were concerned about the lives and safety of those inside,â€