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Smuggling Attempt Foiled: DPS & Border Patrol Arrest Guide, Apprehend Special Interest Aliens 3/6/26: Texas DPS working alongside the U.S. Border Patrol apprehended five illegal immigrants in Sullivan City, Texas in the Rio Grande Valley, including three Special Interest Aliens from Vietnam. DPS arrested a 17-year-old smuggling guide, an...

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