To avoid being detected by elements of the Border Patrol, the immigrants abandoned in a truck where they died 50 were sprinkled with seasoning for meat, revealed an official Texas police.
“Many of the people found inside the vehicle appeared to have been sprayed with steak seasoning,” a police officer told The Texas Tribune. “Perhaps in an attempt to hide the smell of people while the smugglers were transporting them.”
‘La Migra’ agents have canine elements that can detect people hidden in vehicles, but the transporting these immigrants wanted to hide that smell.
The San Antonio Police Chief William McManus told reporters that three people were arrested in this case, but did not provide details.
He also acknowledged that there were several people found outside the truck, but he did not gave details if they were all in the unit previously.
The death figures remain at 50, in addition to 16 people sent to hospitals, four of whom are children.
The president of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, confirmed that 22 Mexicans are among the victims, in addition to seven Guatemalans and two Hondurans s, but the nationality of the other 19 persons is unknown.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott accused the President Joe Biden and his policies on immigration, but the Republican has launched various campaigns to “hunt” immigrants, including the Lone Star operation.
In addition to this, during the Abbott administration, the entity has spending on immigration matters has increased considerably, going from $110 million to 2008-2009 to nearly $3, million for the budget cycle 2022-