Dallas Truck Driver Arrested For Human Smuggling

San Antonio (AP) – Federal prosecutors say a Dallas man has been arrested on a charge of smuggling migrants after more than three dozen people were found in and around a big rig that was stopped near San Antonio. Prosecutors say 49 year old Aron Griffin was arrested Thursday night at a gas station after local police received reports from residents who said they saw people in the back of the tractor-trailer he was driving. San Antonio Police say about 100 people jumped out of the truck’s trailer, and ran off when officers approached. Authorities are still looking for most of them. Griffin reportedly admitted to agents that he had made an agreement with another person to pick up the undocumented individuals in Laredo, and transport them to San Antonio. He faces up to 10 years in prison if convicted.