2 dead in rail car; human smuggling investigation indicated

2 dead in rail car; human smuggling investigation indicated

Two people found dead in a railroad car in south Texas were Honduran men, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security said in a statement Saturday, indicating it was investigating the case as possible human smuggling.

2 dead in rail car; human smuggling investigation indicated

The two dead were among 17 people — 15 men and two women — found Friday in what Union Pacific railroad said were two rail cars near Knippa, Texas, about 70 miles west of San Antonio and less than 100 miles from the U.S. border with Mexico, according to Ms. Pruneda’s statement.

2 dead in rail car near Uvalde; human smuggling investigation indicated

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security says two people found dead in a railroad car in south Texas were Honduran men.

Human Smuggling Investigation Indicated After 2 Found Dead in Rail Car

Two people found dead in a railroad car in south Texas were Honduran men, the U.S. Department of ...

2 dead in rail car; human smuggling investigation indicated

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security says two people found dead in a railroad car in...

2 dead in rail car; human smuggling investigation indicated

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security says two people found dead in a railroad car in south Texas were Honduran men. The department indicated in a Saturday statement that it is investigating the case as possible human smuggling. The department's spokesperson has declined to comment beyond the statement. A Union Pacific railroad spokesperson says the company is cooperating with authorities to determine what happened. The spokesperson says the …