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Sunday, May 05, 2013  A father and son were caught trying to smuggle two Mexican nationals under sleeping bags.

Wednesday, April 10, 2013  A man is behind bars after he allegedly tried to smuggle six illegal immigrants in the parking lot of a busy movie theater in Rio Grande City.

Tuesday, April 09, 2013  Two men are facing criminal charges after Border Patrol agents allegedly caught them  with 13 illegal immigrants from four different countries cramped into a mini-van.

Wednesday, March 13, 2013  A Brownsville man is behind bars after authorities allegedly found 10 illegal immigrants at his home near the Rio Grande River.

Saturday, February 23, 2013  An Alamo man is behind bars after authorities allegedly found 79 immigrants inside a mobile home without running water or light.

Wednesday, January 02, 2013  A Houston man is behind bars in the Rio Grande Valley after he allegedly tried to smuggle illegal immigrants in downtown Brownsville.

Thursday, November 29, 2012  A Mexican man has been sentenced to prison for trying to smuggle illegal immigrants in a private plane in McAllen.

Wednesday, August 08, 2012  A teenage suspect remains at large after leading authorities on high speed chase that spanned four cities and ended with a crash at a busy McAllen shopping center.

Thursday, July 19, 2012  A Mexican man has been accused of trying to smuggle five suspected illegal immigrants to San Antonio via charter airplane.

Thursday, July 19, 2012  A Mexican man has been accused of trying to smuggle five suspected illegal immigrants to San Antonio via charter airplane.

Tuesday, July 17, 2012  A federal judge has denied bond for two Brownsville men accused of smuggling four children at Boca Chica Beach.

Friday, April 13, 2012  After a three year investigative case and an arrest made in Spring 2011, a Laredo man was found guilty on smuggling 100 undocumented aliens.

Thursday, June 02, 2011  A federal judge has denied bond for a man who led Border Patrol agents on an illegal immigrant chase and allegedly tried to lie about his car being stolen.

Friday, May 27, 2011  A human smuggler is behind bars after leading authorities on a chase that ended near San Benito.

Thursday, April 14, 2011  A Mexican woman is behind bars after she allegedly took her juvenile daughter along for the ride while smuggling immigrants in Harlingen.