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U.S. Border Patrol finds 20 undocumented immigrants inside tractor-trailer at Texas truck stop
Border Patrol and Hidalgo County deputies found 20 people inside a tractor-trailer at an Edinburg, Texas, truck stop. A K-9 response followed a report about suspicious commercial equipment. Officers took the driver into custody immediately. Authorities conducted the joint operation Aug. 20. U.S. Border Patrol’s Rio Grande Valley Sector published the announcement Friday . The agency called the episode “a life-endangering human smuggling attempt.” Its post did not identify a carrier or trucking company. No cargo information appeared in the release. K-9 alert prompts search Officials deployed the