Watch: Texas DPS Find 15 Illegal Immigrants From Mexico Stuffed In Toolboxes And Rear Truck Cab

The crisis unfolding at the U.S. southern border has become a complex and multifaceted challenge, with human smuggling operations posing a significant threat to national security and the safety of vulnerable individuals.

At the heart of this story are Daniel Pena of Zapata, Texas, and Mario Gutierrez Zambrano, an alleged Mexican national illegally present in the United States, who was recently apprehended by Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) troopers during a traffic stop.

Last Tuesday, Texas, DPS troopers encountered a scene unfolding on Interstate 35 (I-35), a major thoroughfare running north-south from Laredo’s border town to San Antonio.

Troopers had stopped two vehicles suspected of involvement in human smuggling, and Daniel Pena attempted to flee the scene, running across the highway in a desperate bid to evade arrest.
 

Texas DPS discovered 15 illegal immigrants from Mexico stuffed in toolboxes and the truck’s rear cab pic.twitter.com/Q6Ew0zmWbT

— Tampa Free Press (@tampafreepress) May 27, 2024