Texas DPS Stop Finds 20 Migrants In Semi-Truck; Second Smuggling Case Detailed
Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) troopers stopped a Volvo semi-truck in Webb County on May 18, 2026, and discovered 20 migrants crammed into the truck's sleeper cab; the driver fled but was arrested.[1]
DPS identified the driver as 25-year-old Mexican national Miguel Angel Velazquez Chavez and said he was charged with evading arrest and smuggling persons.[1] DPS said four of the 20 migrants were minors from Mexico and Guatemala and that the rest had been squeezed into the sleeper area.[1] In a separate Maverick County case, troopers used a PIT maneuver to stop a high-speed chase of a vehicle driven by Cuban national Yoisdelvis Nunez Acosta, who fled into brush but was quickly caught.[1] American national Alexander Rodriguez Acosta was also arrested, and both men were charged with six counts of smuggling persons while six migrants from Mexico and Vietnam were referred to U.S. Border Patrol.[1]
The May 18 traffic stop occurred along what DPS described as a well-known human-smuggling route near the southern border.[1] Video from the stop shows migrants jammed into the truck's sleeper area.[2]
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- Texas DPS traffic stop on May 18, 2026 in Webb County involved a Volvo semi-truck whose driver fled on foot during the stop but was immediately arrested (Volvo semi-truck).
- Texas DPS identified the driver as 25-year-old Mexican national Miguel Angel Velazquez Chavez, who was charged with evading arrest and smuggling persons (Miguel Angel Velazquez Chavez).
- DPS said 20 migrants were found crammed in the truck's sleeper area on May 18, 2026, including four minors from Mexico and Guatemala (20 migrants).
- In a separate Maverick County incident, Cuban national Yoisdelvis Nunez Acosta led troopers on a high-speed chase until officers used a PIT maneuver; Acosta fled into brush but was quickly caught (Yoisdelvis Nunez Acosta).
- American national Alexander Rodriguez Acosta was also arrested in the Maverick County case; both men were charged with six counts of smuggling persons, and six migrants from Mexico and Vietnam were referred to U.S. Border Patrol (Alexander Rodriguez Acosta).
- Texas DPS said both smuggling attempts occurred along a well-known human-smuggling route near the southern border (well-known human-smuggling route).
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- Article confirms the May 18, 2026 traffic stop in Webb County involved a Volvo semi-truck whose driver fled on foot during a DPS stop before being immediately arrested.
- Texas DPS identified the driver as 25-year-old Mexican national Miguel Angel Velazquez Chavez and said he was charged with evading arrest and smuggling persons.
- DPS said four of the 20 migrants found in the truck's sleeper area were minors from Mexico and Guatemala.
- The piece details a separate smuggling incident in nearby Maverick County, Texas, where Cuban national Yoisdelvis Nunez Acosta led troopers on a high-speed chase until officers used a PIT maneuver; Acosta fled into brush but was quickly caught.
- In the Maverick County case, American national Alexander Rodriguez Acosta was also arrested, and both men were charged with six counts of smuggling persons; six migrants from Mexico and Vietnam were referred to U.S. Border Patrol.
- Both smuggling attempts occurred along what DPS described as a well-known human-smuggling route near the southern border.