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Laredo Sector Border Patrol Agents Apprehend 18 Illegal Aliens Inside Sleeper Cabin of Tractor Trailer

Release Date
Thu, 08/23/2018

LAREDO, Texas –Laredo Sector U.S. Border Patrol agents recently apprehended 18 illegal aliens inside the sleeper cabin of a tractor-trailer during an immigration inspection at the Interstate Highway 35 Border Patrol checkpoint. 

The incident occurred on Aug. 21 after a tractor-trailer approached the primary inspection lane of the Border Patrol Checkpoint on Interstate Highway 35.  Agents referred the driver to secondary after a canine alert.

Lared Sector Border Patrol agents discovered 18 illegal aliens hidden in the sleeper cabin of a tractor trailer at the Interstate 35 Border Patrol checkpoint
Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents discovered
18 aliens hidden in the sleeper cabin of a tractor-
trailer at the Interstate 35 Border Patrol
checkpoint.

At secondary inspection, agents found 18 illegal immigrants confined inside the sleeper cabin of the tractor-trailer.

The 18 illegal aliens were found in good health and identified as being from the countries of Mexico and Guatemala.  The driver, a United States citizen, was arrested and the tractor-trailer was seized by Border Patrol.  Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) is the lead investigative agency in this case.

To report suspicious activity such as alien and/or drug smuggling, download the “USBP Laredo Sector” App or contact the Laredo Sector Border Patrol toll free at 1-800-343-1994. 

U.S. Customs and Border Protection is the unified border agency within the Department of Homeland Security charged with the management, control and protection of our nation's borders at and between the official ports of entry. CBP is charged with keeping terrorists and terrorist weapons out of the country while enforcing hundreds of U.S. laws.

Last Modified: Feb 03, 2021