Texas Law Enforcement Officers Thwart Human Smuggling, Arrest Convicted Criminals Near BorderTexas law enforcement officers working through Operation Lone Star continue to thwart criminal activity at the Texas-Mexico border, including interdicting human smugglers and kidnappers.
Since Gov. Greg Abbott launched Texas' border security initiative last March, state law enforcement officers have apprehended more than 308,700 illegal foreign nationals, made more than 20,200 criminal arrests, including more than 17,900 on felony charges.
Most recently, DPS state troopers arrested a Mexican national in Mission, Texas, after he attempted to take a Texas National Guard soldier's weapon. After arresting the 45-year-old Mexican national, Ricardo Jaime-Ruiz, DPS learned he is a previously deported felon.
Ruiz allegedly committed the crime while a National Guard soldier was assisting Border Patrol agents apprehend a large group of people who'd illegally entered the U.S. near Bentsen Palm Community Park in Mission, Texas. Ruiz fled, attempting to evade capture. The soldier issued verbal commands to stop but instead, Ruiz grabbed the soldier’s M-4 rifle with both hands. He tried to take the gun away but was stopped by other soldiers....
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