EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Eleven undocumented migrants were discovered and the driver was arrested for alleged human smuggling during a traffic stop Monday, Sept. 2 along Interstate 10 in El Paso, the Texas Department of Public Safety said.
At about 3 p.m. Monday, a state trooper pulled over a van for speeding along I-10 East near Milepost 17, DPS said. That is the exit for Executive Center.
Eleven migrants were discovered inside the van and they were released to Border Patrol for processing.
The driver, identified as 40-year-old Jorge Alberto Quintana Puga, was arrested for smuggling of persons, DPS said.
The investigation is continuing.
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