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Stash Houses Discovered in the Rio Grande Valley

Release Date
Thu, 10/25/2018

EDINBURG, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents and various law enforcement agencies disrupted two active stash houses operating in rural neighborhoods.

RGV agents dismantle several stash houses
Rio Grande Valley agents dismantle
several stash houses

On Monday morning, Rio Grande Valley Border Patrol agents working alongside Hidalgo County Constables Office Precinct 4 (HCCO) dismantled a stash house operating in Edinburg, Texas. Agents and HCCO conducted a welfare check at the residence and identified 24 illegal aliens from the countries of Mexico, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Bolivia.

Later that day, Rio Grande Valley Border Patrol Agents working in conjunction with the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Task Force and the Texas Department of Public Safety conducted a welfare check on a residence in Rio Grande City. Upon entry, agents identified and arrested four illegal aliens from Guatemala.

The Border Patrol is processing all subjects accordingly.

The Rio Grande Valley Sector currently has multiple campaigns focused on rescues and danger awareness, such as “Operation Big Rig” and “No Se Arriesgue” to combat smuggling and ultimately save lives. Call 911 to report suspicious activity; “They’re humans, not cargo!”   

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Last Modified: Feb 03, 2021