U.S. Border Patrol agents and Texas Department of Public Safety troopers in west El Paso have stopped at least two fake FedEx vans that were used to smuggle migrants across the southern border, authorities said on Wednesday.
Agents had received a credible tip about a smuggling scheme using FedEx vans and were stopping several vans with the purple and orange logo on Friday, according to a statement from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). After stopping several “suspicious” vehicles, border authorities identified three vans that were being used for smuggling. Two of the vans were identical to the vehicles used by FedEx.
Between the three vans, there were 26 undocumented migrants from Mexico and Guatemala. They were found in good health, border officials said. The migrants were processed according to standard procedure.