A city commissioner from McAllen, Texas, has been arrested on federal charges of money laundering and smuggling, accused of running an illegal used clothing operation that extended into Mexico. Authorities also arrested his wife, who allegedly helped arrange the cross-border transactions.
Border Patrol agents in South Texas uncovered a harrowing smuggling attempt Wednesday after discovering seven illegal aliens sealed into a hidden compartment beneath a flatbed trailer. The discovery occurred after the truck’s driver, attempting to evade law enforcement, crashed into a ranch fence near Laredo and fled on foot.
Federal authorities have arrested eight individuals connected to a large-scale smuggling ring that allegedly brought counterfeit and illegal goods worth $200 million into the United States through the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.
