Texas Takedown Weekly: Feds Seize Fentanyl, ICE Officer Injured, 101 Smuggled In Locked Trailer
Kellen McGovern Jones - Senior Investigative Reporter
Crime
Jul 25, 2025
Texas Takedown Weekly: Feds Seize Fentanyl, ICE Officer Injured, 101 Smuggled In Locked Trailer
CBP officers in Texas seized 132.4g of fentanyl concealed in the rectum of a U.S. citizen. | Image posted 07/23/25 by CBP @CBP/X
Federal agents in Texas say they intercepted a smuggling attempt involving drugs in the body, arrested a violent immigration suspect, and sent a human trafficker to prison in three of the week’s most alarming border-related cases.
Here are the biggest immigration enforcement actions announced this week:
1. ICE Officer Injured, Vehicle Destroyed During Arrest in Dallas
A 23-year-old Guatemalan national allegedly assaulted a federal officer and destroyed a government vehicle during an arrest attempt, according to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
On July 24, ICE’s Dallas-based Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) posted to social media:
A follow-up post elaborated that Abelardez had “attempted to evade apprehension during an immigration enforcement operation, resulting in the injury of a federal officer and destruction of a government owned vehicle.”
Authorities did not specify the extent of the officer’s injuries or what charges Abelardez may face, and no booking records were available as of press time.
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