Federal authorities on Tuesday arrested three people in connection with a human-smuggling incident on San Antonio’s Southwest Side that left 51 migrants dead — making it one of the deadliest such episodes in recent history.
According to two law enforcement officials, the truck traveled from Laredo up Interstate 35 to San Antonio. With Interstate 10 running east to west and Interstate 35 south to north, San Antonio is a major crossroads for human smuggling.
The truck, which was traced to a trucking company based in the border town of Alamo, had been cloned, its owners said. Human-smuggling groups and cartels often replicate legitimate vehicles to use in illegal border crossings — going so far as to create fake school buses with mannequins standing in as passengers.
He said his father started the business in 2007 and bought the truck in 2020 He said their truck has been hauling grain from Harlingen to Progreso. “Dogs are trained for several things. Some are trained to smell money. Some are trained to smell narcotics, weapons, and some dogs are trained to smell human beings,” Tubbs said. “They will put seasoning on them to cover their scent so they can get through the Border Patrol checkpoint.”Police were first called to the scene, on Quintana Road near Lackland Air Force Base — a desolate area marred by illegally dumped trash, with at least one salvage yard close by — around 5:50 p.m. on Monday.
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