Two dead in railroad car smuggling event

17 almost suffocate after illegally entering the U.S. in Uvalde, Texas

By BETHANY BLANKLEY THE CENTER SQUARE CONTRIBUTOR

(The Center Square) — At least two people are dead and 17 nearly suffocated after they illegally entered the U.S. and hid inside a railroad car to be smuggled into the U.S.

On Friday, the Uvalde Police Department issued a statement saying its office had received a 9-1-1 call from an anonymous caller stating there were numerous illegal foreign nationals “suffocating” inside of a train car.

U.S. Border Patrol agents were informed of the call and stopped the train roughly two to three miles east of Knippa, Texas, in Uvalde County.