On a hot day, Texas law enforcement discovered 16 undocumented individuals concealed within a trailer's "false wall," prompting the arrest of the driver.
A small space behind a fake wall was discovered to be cramped with illegal immigrants as temperatures rose outside.
This week, authorities in Texas arrested a man who was found hiding 16 illegal immigrants behind a false wall inside a cargo trailer.
On Monday, in Kenedy County, Texas, Anthony Jhonson, a resident of Houston, was driving a Ford F-250 while towing a cargo trailer on State Route 77, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety.
Video footage from body cameras shows Johnson telling a trooper that a limousine was being towed in the trailer, leading to a search of the vehicle.
Troopers use a power tool to dismantle a wall in the trailer.
One person is heard saying to another, "There are people in there, bro."
A video posted by DPS depicts a crowded group of individuals huddled against a wall.
"Someone says, 'I'm going to get them out,' and it's too hot."
On Monday, temperatures in the area reached up to 95 degrees, making it likely that it was even hotter inside the trailer where some migrants were seen getting out from behind the wall while holding bottles of liquid.
A photo reveals a cramped space with small fans overhead, people huddled inside a concealed compartment.
The U.S. Border Patrol received 16 illegal immigrants who were smuggled by Johnson, who was subsequently arrested and charged with 16 counts of smuggling.
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