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.Texas DPS Tracking K-9s Shark and Bona located two illegal immigrants who traversed through private ranch properties, attempting to avoid apprehension, in Maverick County. Both K-9s tracked over 16 miles through rough terrain. Both illegal immigrants from Mexico were taken into custody. #OperationLoneStar

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YJZ1 year ago

@TxDPS Thank you!! Hope that you and dogs are okay. That is a lot of rough terrain, scrub brush to traverse.

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Sp!nX!1 year ago

@TxDPS Why are they smiling? It's all a joke to them isn't it?

Misttina Brownfield1 year ago

@TxDPS Good job K9's and handlers!

They call me Bruce1 year ago

@TxDPS The illegals have smiles on their faces because they know now that the Border Patrol will give them a ride to pick up their new phones and debit cards.

Tina Vallejo1 year ago

@TxDPS Good work for those K9's be safe today. God bless you and Merry Christmas.

Dallas1 year ago

@TxDPS Poor dogs… all that work just to take a photo, fine them $500 & release them.

The TeXaSBaCoNMaSTeR1 year ago

@TxDPS It’s like True Love… Hopefully they’ll get some alone time in Abbott’s Containment of Love Center… These guys were made for each other. Thanks for celebrating their Civil Union of TEJAS! #MyRioGrandeReality

Hope Neff1 year ago

@OnlyJoantoday @TxDPS Awesome job!

Nitroarms1 year ago

@TxDPS Great work @TxDPS ! I smell steak dinners for two K9's. 11.5 miles, are you permitted to take a long gun?

We Latinos1 year ago

@TxDPS Thank you Texas 💪 😊 🙏

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