A Texas Department of Public Safety trooper discovered a human-smuggling operation on US-90 in Kinney County after stopping a black Cadillac XT5 driven by a San Antonio woman. The trooper apprehended the woman for allegedly trafficking four illegal aliens, including two children from Belize, to stash-house destinations in Texas and Florida.
Lt. Chris Olivarez, a Texas DPS spokesman, shared a video on social media of a traffic stop in Kinney County. The trooper, working under Governor Greg Abbott’s Operation Lone Star, got suspicious of probable alien smuggling and questioned the Cadillac occupants. During the interrogation, the trooper identified the passengers as illegal immigrants who looked to have crossed the border without being arrested by Border Patrol agents.
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One of the passengers, an illegal alien from Honduras, admitted paying $10,000 to be smuggled into the United States. He claimed that his adventure will end in a stash house in Florida.
The female passenger, a Belizean citizen, stated that she was headed to a stash house in San Antonio with her two children, ages six and eight, according to Olivarez.
The trooper arrested Georgina De Hoyos, a San Antonio lady, on four counts of alien smuggling.
“Outstanding investigative work by our trooper — identifying the smuggling operation and ensuring the safe recovery of two young children,” Olivarez wrote.
Despite ongoing enforcement efforts along the border, DPS troopers continue to intercept traffickers smuggling illegal immigrants far into Texas, demonstrating that individuals are still slipping past initial Border Patrol detection. Unscreened immigrants pose national security dangers, highlighting the crucial role of Texas DPS and Operation Lone Star in detecting smuggling and returning individuals brought into the interior.
