U.S. Border Patrol agents on Wednesday rescued 18 undocumented immigrants that were locked inside a tractor-trailer rig.
U.S. Border Patrol agents on Wednesday rescued 18 undocumented immigrants that were locked inside a tractor-trailer rig.
Authorities report the immigrants are from Mexico, Colombia, Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala and Kosovo.
The incident happened at the Sarita Checkpoint as the tractor-trailer rig was referred for a secondary inspection.
A Border Patrol K-9 alerted the agents that something was inside the vehicle, authorities said.
Authorities report the immigrants were concealed with produce the tractor-trailer rig was transporting. The temperature inside the vehicle was 51 degrees.
