8/30: A TXDPS Trooper stopped a Lowe’s box truck on US-277 in Kinney County. During the traffic stop, the driver, Megel Cazanna Patterson from Mississippi, consented to a vehicle search. During the search, Troopers discovered discrepancies inside the cargo area indicating a false compartment. Troopers utilized a breaching tool to gain access to the false compartment resulting in the discovery of 17 illegal immigrants crammed within a 3’ wide compartment. Several illegal immigrants required medical treatment for dehydration. Troopers arrested and charged Patterson with smuggling persons with the likelihood of serious bodily injury or death. Troopers referred 17 illegal immigrants to the US Border Patrol.

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