Alleged smugglers charged with ramming pickup into Border Patrol vehicles
by: Julian Resendiz
Posted: Jul 11, 2025 / 02:07 PM CDT
Updated: Jul 11, 2025 / 03:45 PM CDT
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – A federal grand jury has indicted two alleged smugglers accused of ramming a pickup truck against U.S. Border Patrol vehicles during a pursuit in southern Arizona.
Wednesday’s indictment charges Oscar Tapia Castro, a U.S. citizen, and Roney Ulicer Lara Galdamez, a Honduran national, with counts of conspiracy to transport illegal aliens and assault on a federal officer with a deadly or dangerous weapon.
The charges stem from a June 26 incident at a Border Patrol checkpoint on Federal Route 15. That’s when border agents saw a blue Dodge Ram pickup approach at high speed in a southbound direction and “noisily running over” speed bumps meant to protect agents as they inspect vehicles and motorists.
Court records show agents approached the vehicle and made hand motions for the driver to stop. The vehicle came to a stop and agents began questioning Tapia, the driver. He identified himself as a U.S. citizen, but his passenger, Lara, stated he was a lawfully admitted foreign national but did not have his documents on him.
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