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Border Report – Migrant found in suitcase during checkpoint search

Posted on March 21, 2024

EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) — A Border Patrol dog alerted agents to a migrant hidden inside a suitcase, the head of the Del Rio Sector announced on Thursday.

Del Rio Sector Chief Patrol Agent Rober Danley said the discovery happened at a checkpoint south of Eagle Pass, Texas.

The drug-sniffing dog alerted agents to a passenger van and then a suitcase, where the agent found an undocumented immigrant.


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Photos shared by Danley show what appears to be a young male crouched inside the suitcase.

Vigilance is key!” tweeted Danley.

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