Have you ever considered using your truck as a boat? Well, some traffickers in Texas discovered that Ram trucks are not designed to cross rivers. That’s why they put it on a shoddy raft to transport drugs across the Rio Grande to Texas.
Smugglers float a Ram truck filled with drugs across the Rio Grande
Regardless of one’s stance on immigration or border security, it’s undeniable that a handful of ICE agents had an enjoyable day.
They were watching men on the Mexican side of the Rio Grande build a raft. Agents spotted them with a Dodge Ram pickup near the Rio Grande, south of Harlingen, Texas.
Agents watched as the men placed the truck on a raft composed of wooden pallets and 55-gallon drums. According to My RGV, they entered the water and successfully navigated the vehicle to the Texas side. The workers began unloading it.
The vehicle then rushed away north, via a break in the border wall. But they must have grown scared! As agents approached, the truck turned around and returned to the river crossing.
This time, it drove straight into the water and began sinking. Several travelers exited with bundles of drugs and marijuana. They returned the drugs to the Mexican side of the river.
ICE agents discovered five bundles of marijuana that were floating away. They fear there could be narcotics in the Ram truck’s cabin. They asked a Border Patrol tactical squad to conduct a dive assessment and potentially recover drugs from the sunken car.