EL PASO, TEXAS (KFOX14/CBS4) — U.S. Border Patrol agents, in collaboration with the Texas Department of Public Safety, uncovered and stopped a smuggling operation in Downtown El Paso on Tuesday, according to CBP officials.
In a statement emailed to KFOX14/CBS4 on Thursday, CBP officials said they disrupted a smuggling operation on Nov. 18 at 11 a.m. when agents identified a black van transporting multiple migrants on Interstate 10, prompting a low-speed pursuit through downtown El Paso.
The chase ended at the intersection of N Mesa St. and E. Mills Ave., where all occupants fled on foot.
According to CBP, four migrants from Guatemala were then apprehended and “will face prosecution under Title 8 authority before removal.”
Videos from FitFam show the scene unfolding on Tuesday.
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Border Patrol and Texas DPS downtown El Paso (Credit: FitFam)
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