HCSO: 53 illegal aliens found inside stash house near Edinburg
HCSO: 53 immigrants found inside stash house near Edinburg
by Action 4 News Staff
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The Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Office on Friday received a report of immigrants being held against their will at a mobile home near Edinburg.
Deputies responded to Via Rojo Street in rural Edinburg at about 2 p.m. where they found 53 immigrants suspected of being in the country without authorization.
“There was no sign of the guards that were reportedly guarding the home,” according to a Sheriff’s Office news release.
An ambulance was dispatched to the scene and transported a pregnant woman to a local hospital.
A truck reported stolen out of Harlingen was parked outside the stash house, according to the Sheriff’s Office.
Deputies working with Operation Stonegarden were involved in the investigation.
The unauthorized immigrants were turned over to U.S. Border Patrol, according to the Sheriff’s Office.
The 46 men and seven women inside the stash house were being held against their will, according to the news release.
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