Immigrants found in another rig near San Antonio

WFAA-TV ^ | 07-31-2002 | AP

[Brownie74]

07/31/2002

Associated Press

SAN ANTONIO - Another tractor-trailer rig filled with undocumented immigrants has turned up - this time on the eastern fringe of San Antonio.

San Antonio police went to the Petro truck stop on Interstate 10 about 1 a.m. Wednesday after a witness reported hearing screams and shouts coming from inside the trailer.

Police Sgt. Fred Balmos told WOAI Radio in San Antonio that officers opened the trailer and found from 30 to 70 people inside -- men, women and children. All bolted from the trailer and scattered except for two men left behind who suffered from dehydration.

One is being treated at a San Antonio hospital, while the other was treated at the scene and is talking to authorities. A driver has been arrested. No identities were released Wednesday.

Balmos said police suspect dozens of immigrants were wandering the countryside suffering from dehydration and needed care. The man in custody aired an appeal for the others to come in for treatment.

The incident came after a tractor-trailer rig loaded with undocumented Mexican immigrants was found in the Dallas area. Two of about 40 people in the truck were found dead in the truck.

The two drivers have been arrested and charged with murder and federal human trafficking. If convicted, they could be sentenced to life imprisonment or death.

[Brownie74]

ANOTHER ONE!!

There should be more on this with video later.

[Brownie74]

PING!!

[sarcasm]

Relax, they all ran to the elections board to register as Republicans.

[Brownie74]

LOL!! Yeah right. That Petro is right there at I-10 and the 410 loop just off of Foster Road. I used to be a great truck stop. I've been there a few times.

[Reaganwuzthebest]

Do you think the recent directive by Ashcroft expecting a mass immigration influx has anything to do with those Mexican trucks that are going to be rolling in soon?

[lawdude]

"...to register as Republicans."

Tarbender...I want summa what hez drinken! hic

[Arleigh]

LOL! Best laugh I've had all week!!!!!

[4Freedom]

"If convicted, they could be sentenced to life imprisonment or death."

I vote DEATH!

Let's start a poll and Freep it.

[Brownie74]

Ohhhh!! So you know about the mass influx of immigrants also. Isn't that supposed to happen around August 23rd?

I will have to find the link again from the Federal Register.

[Regulator]

undocumented immigrants

They appear to have become "documented"...

[operation clinton cleanup]

found from 30 to 70 people

Thats a pretty wide range... I heard on the radio it was nearly 100 people and only 26 were in custody.

[Reaganwuzthebest]

Isn't that supposed to happen around August 23rd?

Yeah, right around the time Mexican trucks start rolling in. They know those rigs are going to be loaded with illegals, and drugs as well. Either there's interior enforcement, or we will be overrun even sooner than is happening now.

[FITZ]

Like the other semi-full, they're being released to "family" members. They can use family reunification and become legal and citizens in no time.

[4Freedom]

This is just the practice 'mass influx' we have here.

The Mexicans want to make sure they don't disappoint Ashcroft, Rove, Patacki and Bush when the 'official mass influx' starts on August 23, 2002.

They're going to have to cover the back of these trucks with a big tuna net before they open the doors.

LOL!

[janetgreen]

This is sickening. Can you imagine how many trucks with the same cargo that reach their destinations?

[FITZ]

They're being promised amnesty by both political parties if they can just get over here and they're own president is encouraging them to do this. You can bet there'll be millions more in the next amnesty than was "estimated" just like the last time.

[4Freedom]

What I want to know is how many truckloads of terrorists got through?

I guess we'll find out come the anniversary of 9/11.

Just 42 more days, America.

[Brownie74]

I swear - this is the damnest mess I have ever seen. But all of us on FR knew it was coming.

Hang tough guys and girls!!

[4America]

Thanks for the ping Brownie! Many more of these type of cases to follow.

[4America]

I wonder how many terrorists crossed the Border in the recent year. Like you said Brownie.....hang on America!