EDINBURG, Texas – Law enforcement officers in South Texas have found the remains of three people suspected of being smuggled immigrants.
A U.S. Customs and Border Protection statement announced the deaths Wednesday and blamed the deaths on human smuggling. Authorities are trying to identify the individuals discovered last weekend.
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Border Patrol agents working near Sarita were notified by Kenedy County sheriff's deputies that they found a dead female. The body was transported to a funeral home.
Agents were also alerted to skeletal remains found near Riviera. The remains were sent to a forensics lab. Officials didn't immediately say who found the remains.
Border Patrol agents in McAllen agents received information from a concerned citizen about a body floating in a canal near Mission. The body was transported to a funeral home.