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Falfurrias Checkpoint agents stop two trailers smuggling migrants

Rio Grande Valley Sector (RGV) Border Patrol agents arrested 19 migrants, two drivers and a passenger at the Falfurrias Checkpoint.On Dec. 9, Falfurrias Border Patrol Station (FLF) agents at the Falfurrias Checkpoint referred a Dodge Ram truck pulling a trailer to the secondary inspection area following a K-9 alert. Agents used non-intrusive technology and discovered 15 migrants inside the travel trailer. The migrants were medically evaluated and did not require medical services. The driver, passenger, and migrants were determined to be unlawfully present in the U.S. and were placed under arrest.The following evening, FLF agents referred a tractor trailer hauling ...

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