Human smuggling hasn't 'slowed down one bit,' says Bexar Co. sheriff

Suspected Tren de Aragua member among 5 arrested in human smuggling bust: Texas sheriff

Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar said a suspected Tren de Aragua member was among those arrested during a human smuggling bust on Wednesday.

Tren de Aragua gang member among 5 suspects arrested in human smuggling operation, BCSO says

The Bexar County Sheriff’s Office arrested five suspects on Wednesday in connection with a human smuggling investigation, according to Sheriff Javier Salazar.The BCSO Human Exploitation Unit and the U.S. Border Patrol Laredo Sector investigated the case and conducted a series of operations in April. Salazar said the suspects are known to “circumvent” border patrol checkpoints and use well-organized human smuggling routes. BCSO Organized Crime an…

Human smuggling hasn't 'slowed down one bit,' says Bexar Co. sheriff

Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar, in San Antonio, pushed back against the Trump administration's "rhetoric" about a secure border, saying smuggling hasn't slowed.

Five suspects were arrested, some accused of being part of an operation of human traffickers and one, Venezuelan, with possible ties to the “Tren de Aragua,” reported Javier Salazars, sheriff of Bexar County, Texas, United States. This is Alexis Segundo Olivo Fernández, 44, who was arrested along with his partner, Mary Lou Tula, alias “Maria Chofer”, 49, and José Francisco Barrientos Vega, alias “Chepo”, 24; Brandon Germán Suárez, 25, and Bryan …

Suspected Tren de Aragua member among 5 arrested in human smuggling bust: Texas sheriff – Democratic Accent

A suspected member of the notorious Tren de Aragua (TdA) gang was among five people arrested during a human smuggling bust in Texas, authorities said Wednesday. The three suspects accused of human smuggling have been “circumventing Border Patrol checkpoints” and using known human smuggling routes to bring up to 15 people per week into the U.S., Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar told reporters. He said two other individuals present during their…