MARATHON, Texas — Brewster County Deputies arrested two individuals involving in a human smuggling incident on March 20 near Marathon.
A Brewster County Deputy was following a black Chevrolet Tahoe when he saw the driver of the Tahoe pull over and let out five people who went into the pasture.
The Tahoe attempted to driver away, but was eventually pulled over and immediately detained. Both the driver, Maria Rocha, and the only remaining passenger, Mark Espino, were both officially charged with five counts of Smuggling of Persons.
The five other individuals who fled into the pasture were also eventually detained by U.S. Border Patrol Agents and deemed to be in the country illegally. The five illegal migrants were referred to the U.S. Border Patrol for processing, while Rocha and Espino were booked into the Brewster County Jail.
