Women allegedly picked up 19 migrants at border near Santa Teresa
by: Julian Resendiz
Posted: Sep 13, 2023 / 05:50 PM CDT
Updated: Sep 14, 2023 / 10:25 AM CDT
Border agents immobilize lead vehicle upon learning the other SUV had been involved in high-speed escape a day earlier
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – Two women are facing conspiracy charges after border agents deployed a tire-deflation device on vehicles they suspected were transporting unauthorized migrants.
The incident happened last week along New Mexico Highway 9 west of Santa Teresa. Court documents show U.S. Border Patrol agents on Sept. 6 observed two Chevrolet Equinox SUVs, one bearing Arizona license plates, the other one Texas plates, traveling in tandem along Highway 9.
Both vehicles appeared weighted down, and the one with Texas plates allegedly had been involved in a high-speed, human-smuggling event near La Union, New Mexico, a day earlier, records show.
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