While conducting a traffic stop in Kinney County, a DPS Trooper observed two passengers lying down and attempting to conceal themselves in the rear of the vehicle. During the interview, two illegal immigrants bailed toward the brush. The Trooper also discovered two illegal immigrants concealed in the trunk of the vehicle after one attempted to evade. The driver, Joshua Jevon Griffin from Beaumont, was arrested and charged with smuggling of persons. With assistance from US Border Patrol, the two illegal immigrants who bailed toward the brush were apprehended. All four illegal immigrants, from Mexico, were referred to US Border Patrol.
