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Border Patrol El Paso Sector alerts rideshare drivers about smuggling dangers

Headline from KVIA El Paso

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- U.S. Border Patrol El Paso Sector is warning rideshare drivers about the significant legal and physical dangers associated with human smuggling risks. Border Patrol said transnational criminal organizations are manipulating legitimate mobile applications to facilitate their …

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Reports & sources

9 articles, oldest first.

  1. KTSM 9 News

    Smuggling alert: Border Patrol advises rideshare drivers (opens KTSM 9 News)

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    KTSM 9 News's feed description

    The U.S. Border Patrol El Paso Sector is warning rideshare drivers to be aware of the dangers of being manipulated by transnational criminal organizations, and to look out for indicators of smuggling such as passengers wearing heavily soiled clothing or appearing visually stressed.

  2. KRQE Albuquerque

    Smuggling alert: Border Patrol warns rideshare drivers (opens KRQE Albuquerque)

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    KRQE Albuquerque's feed description

    The U.S. Border Patrol El Paso Sector is warning rideshare drivers to be aware of the dangers of being manipulated by transnational criminal organizations, and to look out for indicators of smuggling such as passengers wearing heavily soiled clothing or appearing visually stressed.

  3. High Point Enterprise

    Border Patrol warns of rideshare human smuggling risks in El Paso (opens High Point Enterprise)

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    High Point Enterprise's feed description

    (The Center Square) – U.S. Border Patrol in far west Texas is warning rideshare drivers about human smugglers using rideshare apps to organize illegal smuggling activity.

  4. KVIA El Paso

    Border Patrol El Paso Sector alerts rideshare drivers about smuggling dangers (opens KVIA El Paso)

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    KVIA El Paso's feed description

    EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- U.S. Border Patrol El Paso Sector is warning rideshare drivers about the significant legal and physical dangers associated with human smuggling risks. Border Patrol said transnational criminal organizations are manipulating legitimate mobile applications to facilitate their …

  5. KVIA El Paso

  6. Latin Times

    Border Patrol Warns Rideshare Drivers of Cartel Smuggling Scheme Using Mobile Apps (opens Latin Times)

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    Latin Times's feed description

    The warning, issued by the Border Patrol's El Paso Sector, says smugglers are using legitimate rideshare platforms through third-party accounts to distance themselves from law enforcement

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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