WHARTON COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) -- A 21-year-old man was arrested Friday morning during a traffic stop after Wharton County police said they discovered the passenger in his car had entered the United States illegally.
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Jorge Gallegos was driving a white Saturn Vue when he was arrested at about 8:15 a.m. on US Highway 59 northbound in the area of County Road 315, police said.
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Police said a Hispanic man was riding passenger, and Border Patrol was called. That's when Wharton County police confirmed the man was a resident of Mexico and had entered the United States illegally.
Through investigation, it was determined that Gallegos was transporting the man from the Rio Grande Valley to Houston for pay.
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Gallegos was arrested and charged with smuggling of persons. The passenger was later turned over to the custody of Border Patrol.