The driver of a grain hauler was arrested in Texas this week after being accused of human smuggling, according to authorities, who say a trooper recovered 18 illegal immigrants hidden inside the truck’s trailer.
The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) said the driver, identified as Osvaldo Garzo Saavedra, was stopped for a traffic violation on U.S. 77 in Kenedy County, Texas, Fox News reported.
A trooper interviewed the driver and asked whether he was traveling alone or if there were people inside the trailer.
Saavedra told officials that he was alone and gave DPS permission to search his truck.
Chris Olivarez, a DPS spokesman, shared video footage on Twitter that shows a trooper conducting the interview and an inspection of the truck. While searching, the trooper found more than a dozen illegal immigrants, nine men, eight women, and one child….