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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Erin Keller

Police stop innocent-looking trailer – only to uncover smuggling operation in hollowed-out bales of hay

A routine traffic stop in Texas led to the discovery of an alleged human smuggling operation involving 12 undocumented migrants concealed within hollowed-out hay bales.

Officials said a Fayette County deputy stopped a white Ford F-250 towing hay bales Tuesday around 12:50 p.m. on eastbound Interstate 10 near Flatonia, roughly 70 miles east of Austin.

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