Chris Olivarez
@LtChrisOlivarez
𝐓𝐗 𝐃𝐏𝐒 𝐀𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐆𝐚𝐧𝐠 𝐌𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐇𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐒𝐦𝐮𝐠𝐠𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠
4/30: A human smuggler in a Ford F-150 led
@TxDPS
on a high-speed pursuit in Hidalgo County #RGV. The driver, Julio Ivan Jimenez Vargas, an illegal immigrant from Mexico & a Paisa gang member, evaded Troopers traveling 100 mph, forcing oncoming traffic off the road. Vargas eventually stopped & bailed out toward the brush.
DPS’ Aircraft Division provided air support to Troopers on the ground by directing them to where Vargas was hiding. Vargas was arrested & charged with continuous smuggling of persons with likelihood of serious bodily injury or death, evading arrest with a vehicle & evading arrest with a previous conviction.
Vargas has a prior conviction & jail time for human smuggling in 2022.
7 illegal immigrants were referred to #USBP. #OperationLoneStar
https://twitter.com/LtChrisOlivarez/status/1786405434368143746
