23 illegal immigrants, 250 pounds of weed found in semi-trailer in Texas
Agents found immigrants hiding behind commercial boxes in the back of the trailer. (ICE)
FOX NEWS - ICE has arrested the driver of a tractor-trailer and a passenger Wednesday, after they were found with 23 illegal immigrants and 256 pounds of marijuana in the truck.
The arrests were made on Interstate 10 near the city limits by ICE’s Homeland Security Investigations.
There were 18 adult males and two unaccompanied boys in the trailer; there were also two women and another man in the sleeper cabin. Three of the immigrants were from Guatemala and 20 were from Mexico. The immigrants are in federal custody pending disposition of the immigration cases, according to ICE.
In addition to the immigrants, agents also found 256 pounds of marijuana in the sleeper cabin.
The driver, Comothial Harper, 44 of Bainbridge, Ga., was arrested and charged with transporting illegal aliens for financial gain, investigators said. They added that the passenger, Gerardo Aguilar-Roque, 35, was arrested and charged with possession with intent to distribute marijuana.