Smugglers used “cloned” FedEx vehicles in an attempt to bring 26 illegal migrants into El Paso, Texas, US Customs and Border Protection officials said. The Border Patrol’s Santa T…
The Border Patrol’s Santa Teresa Station Anti-Smuggling Unit received a tip about the plan, with agents and state troopers stopping vehicles, two of which were outfitted to look exactly like typicalOfficials arrested four smugglers involved in the scheme, as well as apprehending the 26 migrants, who were from Mexico and Guatemala, on June 8.
One of the ‘FedEx’ vans smugglers had decorated to look like the real thing then used to transport illegals into the countryBorder Patrol agent Sean Coffey said the tactic isn’t new, but hasn’t been used in recent years.. “We do see other types of vehicles used, like construction vehicles, vehicles that they put a sticker on [so] that [it] looks like a company vehicle.”
Last week, officials rescued 35 migrants from a trailer in Anthony, New Mexico, and last year saw 53 die inside a truck afterCoffey added the renewed FedEx tactic is likely a result of emboldened smugglers looking to provide migrants with a solution to entering the US, after the end of Title 42.
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