‘Truck driver with 53 dead Texas migrants had used meth’ Abroad

The driver, a Texas resident, was hiding near the abandoned truck, but police found him anyway. After his arrest, he was found to have traces of meth in his blood. The driver has since been charged with participating in deadly human smuggling. If found guilty, he could be sentenced to life imprisonment or even the death penalty.

On Tuesday, two Mexican nationals were charged in connection with the found dead migrants. The two are charged with deadly attempted human smuggling and illegal possession of weapons, court documents state.

The 53 migrants who died, all believed to be from Central American countries, were discovered by the US immigration service on the outskirts of the South Texas city of San Antonio, about 250 kilometers from the Mexican border. The temperature at that time was 39.4 degrees Celsius. Authorities said there was no water or air conditioning in the cargo hold where the migrants were.

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