Immigrants arrested after truck flees cops

Web Posted: 08/20/2007 10:43 PM CDT

Express-News

After more than two hours of searching Monday, Victoria County officials detained 16 undocumented immigrants who fled when police stopped their truck.


Officials said they received a report of immigrant smuggling at 9:11 a.m. Deputies then chased the immigrants after an officer attempted to stop their truck, which matched the description in the call.

The immigrants fled from the vehicle around the Moody River Bridge over the Guadalupe River and scattered in a field. Fourteen were chased on foot, and two jumped into the water and were pulled from the river.

Among the detained are four juveniles ranging from 5 to 16.

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