Traffic stop in Shalimar leads to capture of man trafficking illegal aliens

(Jose Figueroa of Beaufort, South Carolina, charged with Human Trafficking in Florida, Image credit: OCSO)

Yesterday, the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office (OCSO) with headquarters in Shalimar, Florida, reported on conducting enforcement operations on Interstate 10 around 9 a.m. on the morning of April 13 when a stop was conducted for a traffic violation.

The driver, 44-year-old Jose Figueroa of Beaufort, South Carolina, was transporting two illegal aliens in the vehicle with him, taking them to Georgia for “work”. One of the illegals was a 38-year-old male, and the other was a 28-year-old female.

It was later determined that Figueroa picked up one passenger in Texas and the other in Louisiana to take them to Georgia for a payment $1,100.

He had one-half of that payment on him in cash and said he was to receive the other half when he dropped them off in Georgia.  Figueroa was placed under arrest for Human Trafficking and transported to the Okaloosa County Jail where he was being held on no bond, according to ABC News-3.

(Source and Jose Figueroa mugshot image: Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office)

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