{"id":2262075,"date":"2024-06-07T09:18:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-07T13:18:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/syrian-men-among-human-smugglers-apprehended-through-operation-lone-star\/"},"modified":"2024-06-07T09:25:10","modified_gmt":"2024-06-07T13:25:10","slug":"syrian-men-among-human-smugglers-apprehended-through-operation-lone-star","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/syrian-men-among-human-smugglers-apprehended-through-operation-lone-star\/","title":{"rendered":"Syrian men caught as human smugglers in Operation Lone Star"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsyrian-men-among-human-smugglers-apprehended-through-operation-lone-star%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2262075&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Texas Department of Public Safety continues \u2063apprehending human\u2062 smugglers in border counties, including individuals from countries like\u2063 Syria, as\u2064 part of \u2064Gov. \u2063Greg Abbott&#8217;s Operation Lone Star.\u200b Recent incidents in \u200bMaverick and Kinney\u200d County involved the arrest of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/unprecedented-move-biden-admin-releasing-illegal-border-crossers-into-u-s-without-scheduling-court-dates-at-rgv-sector-fox-news-reports\/\" title=\"\u2018Unprecedented Move\u2019: Biden Admin Releasing \u2018Illegal Border Crossers\u2019 Into U.S. Without Scheduling Court Dates At RGV Sector, Fox News Reports\">illegal border crossers<\/a> and alleged smugglers, contributing to the ongoing efforts to secure the border. The Texas Department of Public Safety remains vigilant in capturing human smugglers in border regions, including\u200c individuals from nations such as Syria, within Gov. Greg Abbott&#8217;s\u200c Operation Lone Star. Recent events\u2063 in Maverick and Kinney County saw the apprehension of illegal border crossers and suspected smugglers, reinforcing the continuous border security \u200dinitiatives.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>(The Center Square) \u2013 Texas Department of Public Safety troopers continue to apprehend human smugglers in border counties, as well as people from countries of foreign concern, including Syria, as part of Gov. Greg Abbott\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/agents-spread-christmas-cheer-to-children-in-border-communities\/\" title=\"Agents Spread Christmas Cheer to Children in Border Communities\">border security mission<\/a>, Operation Lone Star.<\/p>\n<p>In Maverick County, DPS troopers apprehended a group of 31 illegal border crossers, including two Syrian men. In the group were 18 men and 13 women who are citizens of Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Peru and Venezuela.<\/p>\n<p>All 31 were arrested and charged with criminal trespass and transported to a state processing center next to the Vale Verde County Jail.<\/p>\n<p>Nearby in Kinney County, a female DPS trooper stopped the driver of a Ford F-250 on US-277 at night. After pulling over on the side of the road, the driver, an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/alleged-coyote-to-univision-bidens-benefits-gave-migrants-the-courage-to-illegally-enter-u-s\/\" title=\"Alleged Coyote To Univision: Biden\u2019s \u2018Benefits\u2019 Gave Migrants \u2018The Courage\u2019 To Illegally Enter U.S.\">alleged human smuggler<\/a>, Kelvin Conde, and five illegal border crossers bailed out and ran towards the brush, attempting to climb over a rancher\u2019s fence.<\/p>\n<p>With assistance from Border Patrol, Conde and three Mexican nationals in the country illegally were located and arrested. Conde, a Venezuelan national, was also in the country illegally.<\/p>\n<p>He was charged with smuggling of persons and evading arrest. The three Mexicans were referred to Border Patrol. Two evaded capture, referred to as \u201cgotaways.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>An estimated more than two million gotaways have illegally entered the country since January 2021, The Center Square has reported.<\/p>\n<p>A DPS Trooper stopped a Ford F-250 on US-277 in Kinney County. During the traffic stop, the smuggler, Kelvin Conde, an illegal immigrant from Venezuela, and five additional illegal immigrants bailed out toward the brush. With assistance from Border Patrol, Conde and three illegal immigrants, from Mexico, were located and arrested.<\/p>\n<p>In Hidalgo County, a DPS trooper stopped the driver of a Ford F-250 towing a horse trailer on US-281, also at night. The highway is known as a major smuggling corridor, which extends from McAllen north to other highways that go to San Antonio or northeast to Corpus Christi and then Houston. In this case, the driver, Jose Guadalupe Salinas from Palmview, Texas, consented to having his trailer searched and voluntarily opened the side hatch.<\/p>\n<p>Hiding inside were 27 Mexican nationals who illegally entered the U.S. in the Rio Grande Valley who were crammed in a storage area of the trailer.<\/p>\n<p>Even though it was at night when temperatures are slightly cooler, those inside were \u201cdistressed and sweating profusely\u201d because of extreme heat and no ventilation in the trailer, DPS said. Among them were three women who were severely dehydrated and required medical attention. Several were about to pass out, one trooper said.<\/p>\n<p>All 27 Mexicans were referred to Border Patrol. Border Patrol also took custody of Salinas and is filing federal human smuggling charges as well as charges of likelihood of serious bodily injury\/death.<\/p>\n<p>DPS Troopers stopped a Ford F-250 towing a horse trailer on US-281 in Hidalgo County this week. The driver, Jose Guadalupe Salinas from Palmview, Texas, consented to search the trailer and voluntarily opened the side hatch. Troopers discovered 27 illegal immigrants crammed inside a storage area in the trailer, distressed and sweating profusely. Three females were severely dehydrated and required medical attention due to extreme heat and no ventilation.<\/p>\n<p>Since Gov. Abbott launched Operation Lone Star, OLS officers have apprehended more than 512,300 illegal foreign nationals and made more than 43,400 criminal arrests, with more than 38,200 felony charges reported, according to the latest state data.<\/p>\n<p>They\u2019ve also seized more than 487 million lethal doses of fentanyl, enough to kill every man, woman and child in the United States and Mexico combined.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Texas DPS troopers in border counties apprehend human smugglers and individuals from countries of concern like Syria under Gov. Greg Abbott&#8217;s Operation Lone Star. 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