Authorities Searching for Man Who Escaped Federal Custody

Reported by: Polo Sandoval
Last Update: 1:33 pm

MCALLEN - Several law enforcement agencies are searching for a suspected human smuggler who escaped from federal custody. Officers were bringing the 20-year-old Mexican national to the federal courthouse when he somehow escaped.

Several agencies are looking for Victor Chavez, including Border Patrol agents and officers with the U.S. Marshal's Office. Chavez is described as 105 pounds with black hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing a white T-shirt and blue jeans.

A Border Patrol spokesperson says Chavez was being taken to the federal courthouse for a hearing. Chavez is being held on human smuggling charges.

Authorities are concentrating their search to the area of 29th Street and Business 83 because we're told some residents in the area identified the individual. But no arrests have been made yet.

If you have information about Chavez's whereabouts, call the Border Patrol at 1-800-863-9382.

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