18 immigrants held at Laredo checkpoint
Special to the Times
02/01/2008

Border Patrol agents assigned to the Laredo West Station stopped a human smuggling attempt and rescued 18 illegal immigrants Thursday.

Agents working at the checkpoint on U.S. 83, located about 35 miles north of Laredo, inspected a tractor-trailer at the checkpoint.

During the inspection, agents looked in the sleeper cab and found 14 illegal immigrants.

They also checked the trailer, where they located four more undocumented immigrants.

The driver, the immigrants and the truck were turned over to Immigration and Customs Expert agents.

To report suspicious activity such as drug and/or alien smuggling, call the Laredo Sector Border Patrol toll-free at (800) 343-1994.

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