Surveillance of the area resulted in the interception of a rented box-truck with a total of 70 illegal aliens trapped in the cargo area. Four unaccompanied children were encountered in this event and were transferred to the Central Processing Center.
The group of illegal aliens consisted of 104 single adults, 61 family members, and 37 unaccompanied children. The aliens were from the Caribbean and various Central and South American countries as well as Honduras, Nicaragua, Cuba, and Uzbekistan.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers working at the Tecate Port of Entry discovered more than 400 pounds of meth, cocaine and heroin concealed in toolboxes destined for the U.S.
Every individual who is apprehended or arrested and every ounce of drugs seized would have otherwise made their way into communities across Texas and the nation due to President Biden's open border policies.
Our agents every day continue to detect, identify and classify illegal entries, not only of those persons attempting to enter the country illegally, but targeting criminal organizations facilitating this type of illicit activity that disregards our Nation’s laws.