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<p>Texas state troopers have released a dramatic video showing the arrest of a suspected people smuggler after a Hollywood-like car chase that culminated in a foot pursuit before the trooper was able to catch the suspect and arrest him in Maverick County.</p>

<p>Roque Flores, of Eagle Pass, has been charged with smuggling of persons and evading arrest, according to Chris Olivarez, a spokesman for the Texas Department of Public Safety. He added that one suspected illegal immigrant from Honduras was referred to the U.S. Border Control following the incident.</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">𝐍𝐎𝐓 𝐒𝐎 𝐅𝐀𝐒𝐓: 𝐒𝐦𝐮𝐠𝐠𝐥𝐞𝐫 𝐄𝐯𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐅𝐨𝐨𝐭 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐃𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐛𝐲 𝐓𝐗 𝐃𝐏𝐒 𝐓𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫<br />
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5/13: A smuggler in a Mercedes-Benz led <a href="https://twitter.com/TxDPS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TxDPS</a> on a high-speed pursuit on US-277 in Maverick County.<br />
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The smuggler, Roque Flores from Eagle Pass,… <a href="https://t.co/KaR7X318GA">pic.twitter.com/KaR7X318GA</a></p>
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<p>"𝐍𝐎𝐓 𝐒𝐎 𝐅𝐀𝐒𝐓: 𝐒𝐦𝐮𝐠𝐠𝐥𝐞𝐫 𝐄𝐯𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐅𝐨𝐨𝐭 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐃𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐛𝐲 𝐓𝐗 𝐃𝐏𝐒 𝐓𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫. 5/13: A smuggler in a Mercedes-Benz led @TxDPS on a high-speed pursuit on US-277 in Maverick County. The smuggler, Roque Flores from Eagle Pass, bailed out on a property and attempted to evade on foot. After a short foot pursuit, Roque was arrested and charged with smuggling of persons and evading arrest. “𝑰’𝒎 𝒈𝒐𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒐 𝒈𝒆𝒕 𝒚𝒐𝒖, 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒃𝒆𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒑, 𝒚𝒐𝒖’𝒓𝒆 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒈𝒆𝒕𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒘𝒂𝒚.” - 𝑻𝒓𝒐𝒐𝒑𝒆𝒓. Troopers referred one illegal immigrant from Honduras to the #USBP. #OperationLoneStar," the Spokesperson with the Texas Department of Public Safety, Chris Olivarez posted on X along with the video of the arrest.</p>

<p>Impressed netizens praised the Trooper for their bravado, one wrote, "The trooper should try out for the Olympics. Impressive!"</p>

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Texas state troopers have released a dramatic video showing the arrest of a suspected people smuggler after a Hollywood-like car chase that culminated in a foot pursuit before the trooper was able to catch the suspect and arrest him in Maverick County.

Texas state troopers have released a dramatic video showing the arrest of a suspected people smuggler after a Hollywood-like car chase that culminated in a foot pursuit before the trooper was able to catch the suspect and arrest him in Maverick County. Roque Flores, of Eagle Pass, has been charged with smuggling of persons and evading arrest, according to Chris Olivarez, a spokesman for the Texas Department of Public Safety. He added that one suspected illegal immigrant from Honduras was referred to the U.S. Border Control following the incident. 𝐍𝐎𝐓 𝐒𝐎 𝐅𝐀𝐒𝐓: 𝐒𝐦𝐮𝐠𝐠𝐥𝐞𝐫 𝐄𝐯𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐅𝐨𝐨𝐭 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐃𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐛𝐲 𝐓𝐗 𝐃𝐏𝐒 𝐓𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫 5/13: A smuggler in a Mercedes-Benz led @TxDPS on a high-speed pursuit on US-277 in Maverick County. The smuggler, Roque Flores from Eagle Pass,… pic.twitter.com/KaR7X318GA — Chris Olivarez (@LtChrisOlivarez) May 20, 2024 × "𝐍𝐎𝐓 𝐒𝐎 𝐅𝐀𝐒𝐓: 𝐒𝐦𝐮𝐠𝐠𝐥𝐞𝐫 𝐄𝐯𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐅𝐨𝐨𝐭 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐃𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐛𝐲 𝐓𝐗 𝐃𝐏𝐒 𝐓𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫. 5/13: A smuggler in a Mercedes-Benz led @TxDPS on a high-speed pursuit on US-277 in Maverick County. The smuggler, Roque Flores from Eagle Pass, bailed out on a property and attempted to evade on foot. After a short foot pursuit, Roque was arrested and charged with smuggling of persons and evading arrest. “𝑰’𝒎 𝒈𝒐𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒐 𝒈𝒆𝒕 𝒚𝒐𝒖, 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒃𝒆𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒑, 𝒚𝒐𝒖’𝒓𝒆 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒈𝒆𝒕𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒘𝒂𝒚.” - 𝑻𝒓𝒐𝒐𝒑𝒆𝒓. Troopers referred one illegal immigrant from Honduras to the #USBP. #OperationLoneStar," the Spokesperson with the Texas Department of Public Safety, Chris Olivarez posted on X along with the video of the arrest. Impressed netizens praised the Trooper for their bravado, one wrote, "The trooper should try out for the Olympics. Impressive!" "Great job by the Trooper and @TxDPS," wrote another. (With inputs from agencies)

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