BEXAR COUNTY, Texas – The Bexar County Sheriff’s Office and several federal agencies arrested three alleged human smugglers and recovered $20,000 in cash in south Bexar County.
A BCSO Facebook post said the arrests occurred during a traffic stop on Wednesday, Feb. 12, where investigators recovered $20,000 in cash.
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Through their investigation, BCSO learned the trio had been allegedly involved in human smuggling activity outside of Bexar County.
The suspects were identified as Wilfredo Cruz Flores, 47, from El Salvador; Hector Alonzo Rodriguez Viera, 27, from Venezuela; and Juan Carlos Segura Piñon, 36, from Mexico.
The trio were driving a stolen pickup truck and attempted to evade border checkpoints by traveling across multiple ranches, BCSO said.
To hide their movements, the trio wore traffic and construction vests in an attempt to blend in as they moved.
It is not clear from the post when these events occurred.
The respective charges for each suspect are the following:
- Flores: money laundering, engaging in organized criminal activity and unauthorized use of a motor vehicle
- Viera: money laundering and engaging in criminal activity
- Piñon: engaging in criminal activity
All three were transported and booked into the Bexar County Jail, BCSO said.
Border Patrol Anti-Smuggling Unit, Homeland Security Investigations, and Immigration and Customs Enforcement assisted BCSO with the arrests and investigation.
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