A 45-year-old man has been indicted on alien smuggling charges. A federal grand jury returned the three-count indictment against Hugo Daniel Torres. He was originally charged by criminal complaint. On March 2, Torres allegedly attempted to drive an ambulance through the Interstate Highway 35 Border Patrol (BP) checkpoint located in Laredo. The charges further allege authorities became suspicious after the passenger of the vehicle appeared nervous and did not provide proof of citizenship. At secondary inspection, law enforcement determined the passenger and one other woman posing as a patient were non-US citizens and were in the United States illegally, according to the charges.
