Human smuggling suspect released on $5,000 bond; Police fear he will flee
HOUSTON โ Homeland Security agents and Houston police rescued six naked men from a human trafficking operation Monday at an apartment in southwest Houston. READ: Man accused of smuggling after 6 people found inside southwest Houston apartmentAt his probable cause hearing this morning, the prosecutors asked for a high bond of $25,000. So Iโm going to set your bond in the amount of $5,000 and grant you a personal bond on this charge,โ Castro said in court. District Attorney Johna Stallings said a high bond was is needed in the case to ensure Chavez doesnโt flee and to ensure the victims are protected. โAs a prosecutor of smuggling, trafficking and violent offenses, I donโt think itโs appropriate that a personal bond be granted in this case,โ Stallings said.
Womanโs cousin among 30 people rescued in human smuggling operation in Houston
A woman says authorities found her cousin stripped down to his underwear, but alive when police busted a possible human smuggling operation. On Thursday night, Houston police said a man escaped from a home and ran nearly naked through a southwest Houston neighborhood, screaming heโd been kidnapped. Thursday night, Baquedano left the southwest Houston neighborhood with hope, but also uncertainty โฆ was her cousin among the rescued victims. โI donโt care about the money, I just care that heโs alive,โ Baquedano said. Three persons of interests have been detained in relation to the possible human smuggling operation.