Texas Highway Patrol troopers are using innovative techniques to reduce the migrant flow at one of the busiest border crossing spots in the nation.
EAGLE PASS, Texas — In addition to plans to construct a floating border barrier in the area, the agency is using drones and its Tactical Marine Unit to arrest migrant smugglers in mid-river in the Rio Grande. On Tuesday, the unit surprised one suspected smuggler who was caught unaware of the airboat’s swift approach.
A Texas DPS Tactical Marine Unit arrests an alleged human smuggler in the Rio Grande near Eagle Pass, Texas. After circling the suspected smuggler to prevent him from fleeing back across the river, the suspect finally puts his hands on his head and surrenders to authorities. According to Texas DPS spokesperson Lieutenant Chris Olivarez, the suspected migrant smuggler now faces state criminal charges for smuggling of persons. The charge, a felony offense under Texas law, is, at a minimum, a third-degree felony and carries fines up to $10,000 and a prison term between two and ten years.
Regarding that initiative, Lieutenant Olivarez told Breitbart Texas the expansion of criminal trespass prosecutions applies to areas between the two Eagle Pass Ports of Entry, also known as Shelby Park, where Tuesday’s arrest of the suspected migrant smuggler took place.
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