EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — U.S. Border Patrol agents apprehended a human smuggler this past Monday, June 2, after he led agents on a short pursuit in Socorro, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said in a press release.
CBP says at around 8 a.m. that Monday, agents apprehended two undocumented migrants who were waiting to be picked up by a smuggler near Socorro Road.
The Border Patrol Anti-Smuggling Unit from the Ysleta Station and Tigua Police monitored the area after the migrants were apprehended and observed a red Nissan Altima come to a stop, according to CBP.
Tigua Police attempted to perform a vehicle stop on the Nissan Altima. However, the Nissan failed to yield and fled at a high rate of speed, according to CBP.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Air and Marine Operations helicopter crew maintained surveillance of the vehicle for 30 minutes before it came to a stop on Carmelita Circle, where the driver fled on foot, according to CBP.
The aircrew then guided agents to the location where the driver was hiding.
During questioning, the driver admitted he was in the area to pick up and transport undocumented migrants, according to CBP.
Record checks later revealed that the driver had a previous charge in January for shooting at or from a vehicle/conspiracy resulting in death.
The driver, who is a U.S. citizen, was charged with conspiracy to transport undocumented migrants.
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