More than three dozen people were recovered from a big rig on Thursday that was stopped near San Antonio, according to federal prosecutors in Texas.
Aron Bernard Griffin, 49, is facing a federal human smuggling charge after 41 undocumented non-citizens were found and detained by federal agents, prosecutors of the Western District of Texas announced.
According to authorities, multiple people called 911 to report individuals in the back of a tractor trailer that Griffin was driving. The truck was on Interstate 10 East in San Antonio.
A San Antonio Park Police officer initiated a traffic stop. As the officer approached the car, several people ran out, according to AP.
San Antonio Police Lt. Jesse Salame told reporters on Thursday that a San Antonio Park Police officer initiated a traffic stop, according to The Associated Press. As the officer approached the truck, several people ran out the back.
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