A.D. Ibarra
-Eagle Pass
A report of a van traveling with a large cargo was reported to local law enforcement officials which may have come from US Border Patrol who work diligently to secure the area in and around the Rio Grande. A chase ensued followed by a unified search for the suspicious vehicle which culminated in the detention of at least four men. When called in for backup which ended up being the Eagle Pass Police Department, Maverick County Sheriff's Department officials and even DEA, it was speculated that the contents of the van could be illicit narcotics. A van white in color, which officers had lost visual contact with momentarily was found near the parking lot of Mall de las Aguilas. When finally cornered, to the officers' collective surprise, a large number of what seemed to be illegal aliens began to file out of the vehicle, many making a run for the surrounding hills thus beginning a chase by foot where they were later detained.