border busts

Texas trucker gets 7 years in prison for role in migrant smuggling

A Texas truck driver has been sentenced to seven years in federal prison for his role in smuggling people who illegally came to the United States from Mexico.

Sedrick Zelitis Smith, 47, of Dallas, used his CDL to assist a human smuggling organization. He coordinated the transport of migrants who arrived in Laredo, Texas, from Mexico. Authorities say he served as the go-between for the smuggling ring’s leadership and assisted with driving migrants from Laredo to San Antonio.

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Border agents seize $37M in meth from trucks

In two recent cases, border agents in Texas and California foiled attempts to use commercial trucks to move methamphetamine across the United States-Mexico border.

Liquid meth was found in a truck’s gas tank in California. (Photo: CBP)

On Saturday, El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents found gallons of liquid methamphetamine inside a tractor’s gas tank at the Highway 111 checkpoint in Southern California.

Agents were unable to determine the weight of the liquid meth due to the volatile and...

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FreightCasts Weekly Recap (7/13-7/19)

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