Immigration & Border SecurityBorder Sheriff Nabs Smugglers With Pop-Up Highway Checkpoints00CopyFacebookXTruthGettrLinkedInTelegramEmailSavePrintKinney County Sheriff's Deputy Chris Coplan arrests two illegal aliens after the stolen truck they were traveling in sped through a checkpoint and onto a ranch near Brackettville, Texas, on Aug. 16, 2021. Charlotte Cuthbertson/The Epoch TimesCharlotte CuthbertsonSenior Reporter8/30/2021|Updated: 8/30/2021BRACKETTVILLE, Texas—Kinney County Sheriff Brad Coe joked that his first pop-up driver’s license checkpoint on a rural road would be “boring.”Coe set up on a road that provides smugglers a way around a Border Patrol checkpoint that’s situated between the border and San Antonio.We had a problem loading this article. Please enable javascript or use a different browser. If the issue persists, please visit our help center.Share this articleLeave a commentCharlotte CuthbertsonSenior ReporterCharlotte Cuthbertson is a senior reporter with The Epoch Times who primarily covers border security and the opioid crisis.Author’s Selected ArticlesHouse Republicans Hint at Government Shutdown If Border Not SecuredJan 04, 2024During Border Visit, Speaker Johnson Calls on President Biden to Reinstate ‘Remain in Mexico’ PolicyJan 03, 2024The Gotaways, the Hidden Border CrisisJul 28, 2023Texas Sheriffs Join Forces to Tackle Cartel, Border CrimeFeb 06, 2023Related Topicsborder security
