From Fox News: A Texas man has been arrested after authorities discovered nearly two dozen illegal immigrants hidden inside a truck after the vehicle was pulled over for a routine traffic stop.
The incident occurred in La Salle County, located roughly 105 miles from San Antonio, just after 5 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 28, when a trooper with the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) pulled over a white Freightliner truck after the vehicle was observed driving on an improved shoulder along a central highway, according to DPS.
During the stop, which was conducted as part of Operation Lone Star, the DPS trooper learned the driver, identified as 24-year-old John David Amaya, was allegedly operating the vehicle without a commercial driver’s license, according to authorities.
In body camera footage of the encounter, Amaya could be heard claiming he worked for a private company and became defensive when the trooper requested permission to search the vehicle, asking, “Is that required?”
“There’s no reason you should be searching the vehicle,” Amaya tried again.
When the trooper informed Amaya that a police dog would be used to see if there was any need to search the truck, Amaya announced he was calling his lawyer.
After the K-9 walked around the truck and caught a scent, officers opened it up and discovered 23 illegal aliens hiding inside. According to the report, they were from Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Mexico and Nicaragua.
WATCH the huge bust below:
LICENSELESS AND LOADED: A Texas DPS traffic stop on an 18-wheeler took a wild turn when troopers realized the driver, John David Amaya, 24, didn’t have a commercial license — and was hiding 23 illegal immigrants in the truck’s sleeping quarters.
Amaya was arrested and hit with… pic.twitter.com/FxxygnAVnE
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