
Five illegal immigrants were discovered inside a tractor trailer this weekend after the truck driver’s immigration status was questioned during a routine inspection.
The five Mexican nationals were discovered over Easter weekend at the Highway 83 checkpoint in Laredo, Texas.
According to KGNS News, the tractor trailer was moving through the checkpoint in the primary inspection lane when Border Patrol agents began questioning the truck driver’s immigration status. These doubts led to a secondary inspection of the big rig, during which the agents discovered five undocumented immigrants inside the trailer.
All five were in good health at the time of the discovery.
The truck driver, who is a legal United States citizen, was then taken into custody and his semi truck, seized.
The identity of the truck driver, as well as information regarding any citations issued, has not been released.