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36 Migrants Were Found Under a Load of Gravel in the Secret Compartment of a Dump Truck
Fox40 ^ | FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Posted on 02/04/2020 12:30:52 AM PST by nickcarraway

A tip from an anonymous caller led police in Laredo, Texas, to a surprising discovery: 36 migrants trapped in a hidden compartment inside a dump truck that appeared to be hauling gravel.

Officers had dispatched a wrecker to tow away the disabled dump truck on the morning of January 30, police said. Later that morning, they received a call reporting that people were concealed in a compartment inside the vehicle.

Investigators and rescuers responded to the impound lot and heard banging from inside the truck, Laredo Police spokesman Officer Emanuel Diaz said. The people inside appeared to be trapped, he said. Rescuers “were able to get a backhoe to take off some of the dirt so they could get out,” Diaz said.

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1 posted on 02/04/2020 12:30:52 AM PST by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway

Use the labor and material for the wall chain-gang.


2 posted on 02/04/2020 12:43:24 AM PST by Berlin_Freeper
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To: nickcarraway

Well, now they’re between a rock and a hard place.
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3 posted on 02/04/2020 12:44:04 AM PST by Vendome (I've Gotta Be Me https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BB0ndRzaz2o)
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To: nickcarraway

Not Migrants, Illegals!!!


4 posted on 02/04/2020 1:16:30 AM PST by tallyhoe
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They are NOT Migrants!!
They are Illegal Aliens


5 posted on 02/04/2020 1:20:41 AM PST by Deo et patriae (Make America Great again! rantings.)
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To: nickcarraway

They should have sent the truck back to Mexico before opening it...


6 posted on 02/04/2020 1:24:09 AM PST by Cowboy Bob ("Other People's Money" = The life blood of Liberalism)
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To: nickcarraway

They are lucky to be alive.


7 posted on 02/04/2020 1:37:04 AM PST by UnwashedPeasant (Trump is solving the world's problems only to distract us from Russia.)
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To: nickcarraway

In other news, Mike Gravel won the Iowa Caucuses, in this twelfth attempt.


8 posted on 02/04/2020 3:41:23 AM PST by dangus
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To: nickcarraway

In other news, Mike Gravel won the Iowa Caucuses, in this twelfth attempt.


9 posted on 02/04/2020 3:41:24 AM PST by dangus
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To: Deo et patriae

They are NOT Migrants!!
They are Illegal Aliens”””

THEY ARE ILLEGAL INVADERS !!!!!!!!!


10 posted on 02/04/2020 9:21:45 AM PST by ridesthemiles
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To: Deo et patriae

They are NOT Migrants!!
They are Illegal Aliens!!

Correct!!!


11 posted on 02/04/2020 12:52:46 PM PST by tallyhoe
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