84 Illegal Aliens Found in Dump Truck, Texas Man Charged With Human Smuggling

Mexicans and Guatemalans in the back of a dump truck in Cotulla, Texas, on Oct. 25, 2022. Courtesy of Texas Department of Public Safety

A Texas man was arrested on Tuesday after allegedly smuggling 84 illegal aliens across the U.S.-Mexico border in the cargo area of a dump truck, officials say.

Robert Flores Jr., of Poteet, Texas, was arrested and charged with 84 counts of human smuggling on Oct. 25 after being stopped for a commercial motor vehicle inspection on Interstate Highway 35 in La Salle County, Texas, Christopher Olivarez, spokesman for the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), said in a statement.