Texas Department of Public Safety Highway Patrol troopers found 50 migrants crammed into the back of an enclosed commercial trailer.
Troopers foiled the human smuggling attempt as they investigated reports of human trafficking in Laredo Wednesday. Two suspected human smugglers were arrested in connection with the event.
The case is being investigated by the Department of Public Safety Criminal Investigations Division. The continuous arrests of human traffickers using commercial semi-tractor-trailers indicates a careless mindset toward the safety threats involved in riding in trailers. The smuggling of migrants in semi-tractor trailers is more common in Laredo since Interstate 35 stretches from there to Duluth, Minnesota. The corridor allows migrant smugglers the opportunity to blend in with roughly 200,000 vehicles a day.
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