A Border Patrol agent said the migrants were being smuggled in extreme summer heat.
in Texas discovered three migrants locked inside a toolbox while inspecting a vehicle at a border checkpoint on Thursday.
El Paso Border Patrol Chief Gloria Chavez said a "ruthless smuggler" had locked the migrants in the metal toolboxes and were transporting them in "extreme summer heat."with a New Mexico license plate after a K-9 agent alerted them to the back of the truck.The truck driver, a U.S. citizen, told the agents he had some marijuana and a handgun with him, CBP said. The agents questioned him about what was inside the toolbox and he told them he did not have keys to open it.
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