Suspected smuggler drowns in Edcouch while fleeing Border Patrol

Suspected smuggler drowns in Edcouch while fleeing Border Patrol

A man drowned in a canal Friday morning after trying to flee from Border Patrol agents. According to a statement from U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Border Patrol agents approached a vehicle on foot that had been stopped on a flooded roadway in Edcouch this morning at approximately 10:15 a.m. “This vehicle was suspected of alien smuggling,” the statement read. “As agents were approaching the vehicle on foot, the driver attempted to cross th…

Three dead as Texas-Mexico border hit by severe flooding | US weather - Corruption By Cops

At least three people have died after severe storms along the Texas-Mexico border, officials said on Friday. Meanwhile, crews were rescuing residents trapped in their homes by drenching rains a day earlier, which also forced drivers to abandon their vehicles on flooded roads and shut down an airport. Hidalgo county officials said in a statement that they did not immediately have more information about the three deaths except that they involved l…

Suspected human smuggling case deadly as driver on flooded Texas road plunges into canal

The flooding that struck South Texas turned deadly Friday in a suspected human smuggling case, the Border Patrol said.

One person died and another is wanted by the authorities after the driver of the vehicle in which they were trying to cross a flooded road and fall into a canal in Edcouch, said Gloria I Chávez, head of the Border Patrol. The incident occurred on Friday around 10:15 a.m. when Border Patrol agents approached a vehicle they suspected was involved in the smuggling of undocumented persons. As agents approached the car on foot, the driver tried to cr…