Three people who ran from the scene of a possible human smuggling case Tuesday on the Southwest Side tried to take refuge in a woman’s home, according to her son.

A San Antonio man was sentenced to more than 11 years in federal prison for smuggling meth and fentanyl from Mexico, the Department of Justice said in a news release.

A San Antonio man was sentenced to more than six years in federal prison on Thursday for conspiracy to transport illegal aliens resulting in serious bodily injury or placing lives in jeopardy.

It’s an operation that Brooks County sheriffs deputies say knows no time and has no bounds. Smuggling of migrants can happen in backroads or in high traffic areas. Reporter Alicia Barrera and photojournalist Sal Salazar take you to areas where migrants are often loaded up to be smuggled across the nation.

In Eagle Pass, hundreds of migrants continue to wade the waters of the Rio Grande River and enter the US, guided by smugglers. Find out what happens to the guide when they’re caught in the act.

TYE, TEXAS – Tye Police Department and US Border Patrol stopped an “alien smuggler” on Friday. The smuggler was stopped at 9 a.m. on the corner of North Street and South Access Road, according to a Facebook post. On 10 January 2020 at approximately 0900 the Tye Police Department and US Border Patrol stopped a vehicle at the corner... Posted by Tye Police Department on Saturday, January 11, 2020Police say the driver was attempting to smuggle eight people illegally into the United States. The smuggler will face federal charges. Border Patrol finds 17 undocumented immigrants trapped in trailerMerkel Police Department and the Taylor County Sheriff’s Office also assisted in the investigation.