US Border Patrol: Crash Killing 7 Resulted From Human Smuggling Attempt in Texas

Border Patrol agents and Texas State Troopers line the Rio Grande in Eagle Pass, Texas, on Feb. 7, 2019. Charlotte Cuthbertson/The Epoch Times

U.S. Border Patrol officials said a crash in El Paso, Texas, left at least seven people dead, blaming human smugglers for the incident.

“Human smuggling is not a victimless crime,” El Paso Sector Border Patrol Chief Patrol Gloria Chavez said in a statement about the incident on June 25. “This is a tragic loss for our El Paso Community.”