A high-speed chase in Starr County involving a maroon Chevy Impala ended with the arrest of a human smuggler and five undocumented immigrants near Los Altos Lane.
Human trafficking affects millions globally, and South Texas is not immune, with traffickers exploiting vulnerable populations through forced labor and exploitation.
DPS is searching for a human smuggler who abandoned ten undocumented immigrants after a high-speed chase ended in a crash in McAllen.
Juan Rios Gomez faces charges of human smuggling and evading arrest after leading Palmview police on a high-speed chase that ended at La Plaza Mall in McAllen.
Texas DPS troopers in Del Rio discovered 17 undocumented immigrants hidden in a cloned Lowe’s truck, leading to the arrest of 28-year-old Miguel Patterson, who now faces charges of human smuggling causing serious bodily injury.
