Thread: Police bust a human smuggling ring

woai.com
Published: 5:54 am

SAN ANTONIO- A human smuggling bust was found south of downtown early Monday morning.

Police received a call about 1:30 in the morning about a suspicious vehicle at a home on Southolme avenue near Brazos. When they arrived, they found that 20 illegal immigrants hiding inside the home. Many of them are reportedly sick and tests are planned to see what they have. Seventeen men and three women were found in the home. They were taken into custody by immigration and customs enforcement agents.

Two suspected smugglers were also arrested. Three thousand dollars was confiscated from the home. Authorities say a list, apparently of people who owe money, was also taken from the scene.

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Authorities say a list, apparently of people who owe money, was also taken from the scene.

Round 'em up and ship 'em OUT!

Now when Sheriff Joe does this he's called a racist.

mysanantonio.com
By Eva Ruth Moravec,
Published 02:45 p.m., Monday, January 2, 2012

Twenty undocumented immigrants were found Monday inside a home west of downtown, authorities said.

Around 1:20 a.m., San Antonio police investigating a suspicious vehicle in the 200 block of Southolme Avenue called U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Homeland Security Investigations officers to alert them to the people, according to an ICE news release.

The home didn't have electricity or running water, the release states. Although no suspected smugglers have been identified, an investigation into the incident continues, according to ICE. The undocumented immigrants are in ICE custody pending deportation proceedings, said ICE spokesman Carl Rusnok.

No other information was immediately available.

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ksat.com
Author: Jessie Degollado, Reporter
Published On: Jan 02 2012 05:49:11 PM CST

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SAN ANTONIO -

San Antonio police found 20 illegal immigrants inside a home that had no water and no electricity just west of downtown early Monday.

The suspected human smuggling operation was hiding in plain sight inside the only bright lime green house in the 200 block of Southholme just west of downtown.

Carl Rusnok, spokesman for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, said ICE responded at 1:20 a.m. Monday after being notified by SAPD.

Linda Torres, who lives nearby, said she had no idea that kind of activity was going on in her neighborhood.

"Poor people, they need the work for their families and everything," Torres said. "I understand that, but to have them there hiding?"

Another neighbor who did not want to be identified said he also was aback by the news.

"I've lived in this neighborhood 50 years and I've never in my wildest dreams thought that would happen in my neighborhood," he said.

Jorge Vasquez, who lives within sight of the house, said although illegal immigration is nothing new, "for it to be down the street from where you live, that's a shocker."

Beyond the broken front window of the small wood frame house, there was bedding and clothing scattered on the floors and trash cans overflowing with garbage.

Annie Suarez, whose home is across the street, said she never saw any suspicious activity at the house.

"Nothing, the house is empty. I mean, we thought it was," Suarez said.

Martha Villarreal said she thought the house had been for rent.

Suarez and Villarreal said they were surprised to hear 20 men and women were being kept inside the tiny house.

Villarreal said if she had known, she would have tried to reach out to them.

"They are human and they needed help," Villarreal said.

Rusnok said no suspected smugglers have been identified, but the agency's Homeland Security investigators are pursuing the case. He also did not say where the
immigrants had come from and how long they were kept at the house.

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the only bright lime green house

Thank goodness they only have one bright lime green house! They are quite the eye opener!

the33tv.com
Sydney Giesey CW 33
9:58 p.m. CST, January 2, 2012

SAN ANTONIO—

Texas authorities reportedly busted a human trafficking operation at a home in San Antonio early Monday morning.

Officials said they were originally called out to investigate suspicious vehicles parked in front of the house. When police entered the home, they said they found 20 suspected illegal immigrants lying on the floor. There were 17 men and three women. They also found $3,000 in cash. Reports also say there was no water or electricity in the house.
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Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents took the victims into custody and arrested the two suspects. The victims are expected to be deported back to Mexico within the next few days.

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