On Friday, Jan. 10, City of Tye police arrested an "alien smuggler" who was attempting to smuggle eight illegal aliens into the United States. The smuggler will face federal charges, and the illegal aliens will be turned over to Immigration & Customs Enforcement.
As border security has tightened and as immigration loopholes have closed, illegal aliens are turning more to human smugglers to get into the United States. The smugglers charge the illegal aliens thousands of dollars to transport them.
This incident again underscores the importance of cooperation between state and local law enforcement and the ICE and the Border Patrol.
Tye is located a few miles west of Abilene, TX.
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