As more instances of human smuggling take place at Texas’ southern border, a Texas State Guard soldier was caught using a government vehicle to smuggle an illegal alien into the country in exchange for cash.
The soldier, who deployed from McAllen to Eagle Pass under Operation Lone Star, was caught by the Texas Department of Public Safety and Kinney County Sheriff’s Office attempting to smuggle an illegal alien into the country on Sunday.
Kinney County Sheriff Brad Coe told reporter Ali Bradley that the soldier turned around from a pop-up tactical Border Patrol checkpoint in Kinney County. The behavior alerted Border Patrol agents who attempted to stop the vehicle. Texas DPS officers pursued the soldier and used spike strips to stop the vehicle.