EL PASO, Texas (Border Patrol) — A Border Patrol dog alerted agents to 53 people hidden inside a tractor-trailer Tuesday at a checkpoint north of Laredo.
During a secondary inspection, agents found 53 undocumented immigrants from Mexico, Ecuador, Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras, U.S. Customs and Border Protection said in a news release.
Agents said the temperature inside the trailer was 105 degrees, though none of the people inside the trailer required medical attention.
Agents arrested the driver, a U.S. citizen, and the 53 immigrants. The Border Patrol seized the vehicle.
Homeland Security Investigations is handling the case.
