Falfurrias (KIII News) — Border Patrol agents at the Falfurrias checkpoint were able to stop two separate human smuggling attempts over the past few days.
On Friday, K-9 alerted agents that something wasn't right about a box truck going through the checkpoint.
A search of the alerted truck turned up 14 illegal immigrants hiding inside, and the group included an unaccompanied child.
On Sunday agents stopped a U-Haul box truck and discovered three illegal immigrants inside.
According to agents with the Coastal Bend extreme heat conditions inside a truck can quickly turn deadly.
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