Texas man charged with smuggling 115 undocumented non-citizens in refrigerated trailer

Michael Warren Mccoy, 43, of Rosharon, Texas, was arrested last week and was scheduled to appear in Laredo federal court on allegations that he attempted to smuggle dozens of undocumented non-citizens into the United States.

According to the charges, authorities encountered a tractor hauling a white refrigerated trailer on U.S. Highway 59 approximately eight miles east of Laredo. Law enforcement allegedly conducted a traffic stop on the vehicle bearing Texas license plates due to a failure to drive in a single lane.

At that time, law enforcement officals cut the seal on the trailer doors and discovered a total of 115 undocumented individuals.  The complaint alleges Mccoy expected to be paid $250 for the transport. He also had allegedly made three previous, similar trips.

Mccoy was arrested and booked into the Webb County Jail.  If convicted, Mccoy faces up to 10 years in federal prison and a possible $250,000 maximum fine.

Homeland Security Investigations, Texas Department of Public Safety and Border Patrol are conducting the investigation. Assistant U.S. Attorney Anthony Garrie Brown is prosecuting the case.

(Source: ICE)

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