Jania Ashlynn
Chaos erupted on the US border as police pursued a 15-year-old in a high-speed chase in Mission, Texas.
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On Saturday, authorities released dashcam footage of the pursuit. The young suspect was driving a Chevrolet sedan packed with 7 undocumented immigrants.
Taking Off
The footage captures the car speeding down several streets, attempting to lose the police by making unexpected sharp turns. As the driver weaves in and out of lanes, you can hear the officers relaying the location and details of the pursuit over their radios.
The sedan then veers onto a dirt road and quickly enters a grove of trees. As the police closed in on the vehicle, the suspects exited the vehicle and fled from the scene.
It didn’t take long for the state troopers to catch up with the driver and his seven companions. The passengers were transferred into the custody of Border Patrol officials. The driver was held and charged with smuggling of persons and evading arrest.
Repeated History
This certainly isn’t the first time that smugglers have been caught at the border.
Earlier this month, two minors, aged 12 and 15 were suspects in a human trafficking case in San Antonio. They crashed their vehicle, severely injuring the immigrant they were transporting.
Terrel, a rural county in Texas has seen a spike in smuggling cases by more than 540%. State Governor, Greg Abbot has recently been putting pressure on public safety officials to increase security around the border.
In an NYPost interview, he stated, “It is imperative we expand border security operations here as cartel operatives continue to operate and increase their smuggling routes through our county.”
