Webb County, TX – Two migrants were found by a Texas trooper last week inside a gas tank along the southwestern Texas border, according to a Texas Department of Public Safety spokesperson.
The trooper stopped the commercial vehicle and began searching the truck’s cab on Nov. 8 in Webb County, about 163 miles from San Antonio. That’s when the migrants were found hidden in the gas tank, according to a social media post detailing the incident.
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The driver, Rico Gonzalo of Laredo, was charged with two counts of human smuggling, said Lt. Chris Olivarez, a spokesperson for the Texas Department of Public Safety.
The two migrants were referred to U.S. Border Patrol, Olivarez said.