US EditionHollowed Out Hay Bales Used in Thwarted Human Smuggling Operation: Deputies
- On May 20, shortly before 1 p.m., deputies on Interstate 10 near Flatonia, Texas, pulled over a white Ford F-250 that was hauling a trailer loaded with hay bales, leading to the uncovering of a human smuggling operation.
- The stop occurred after deputies noticed the hay bales had been hollowed out with hidden compartments reinforced by metal frameworks to conceal migrants.
- Twelve migrants were found inside dangerously confined spaces within the altered bales, and the driver, Delbert Flanders, and two Houston residents coordinating the operation were arrested.
- Fayette County Sheriff Keith Korenek expressed serious concern about the smuggling technique, describing it as both misleading and posing a significant risk to people’s safety, highlighting the growing use of perilous tactics by traffickers.
- Authorities handed the migrants to ICE, charged the suspects with state and federal human smuggling offenses, and continue investigating the case.
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ThePatriotLight - Suspected Human Smugglers Arrested in Texas After Hiding Illegal Aliens in Modified Hay Bales
ThePatriotLight - Screenshot via Fayette County Sheriff’s Facebook Page The Fayette County Sheriff’s Office in Texas has arrested suspected human smugglers who attempted to hide illegal aliens inside modified hay bales. Fayette County deputies earlier in the week conducted a routine traffic stop of a pickup pulling a hay trailer in Flatonia, Texas. After noticing something was off about the hay bales, officers searched and discovered that the …
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The Independent (US)Texas police uncover smuggling operation in hollowed-out bales of hay
Texas officials allegedly found 12 migrants in hollowed-out hay bales during routine traffic stop
Alleged human smugglers arrested in Texas after hiding migrants inside hollowed hay bales
Three people were arrested in Texas for allegedly hiding migrants in hay bales. The dangerous concealment method was discovered during a routine traffic stop by deputies.
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