Falfurrias Border Patrol checkpoint agents find 21 people hidden in RV

Border Patrol agents at the Falfurrias checkpoint encountered 21 people hidden inside an RV the driver stated belonged to his friend. Frank Jesse Charanza Jr and Angela Elaine Lyon were both charged with knowingly transporting people illegally present in the United States, according to a criminal complaint. At around 10:50 a.m. on Wednesday, Charanza and Lyon presented themselves at the Falfurrias Border Patrol checkpoint for inspection where Charanza claimed ownership of the truck he was driving and the RV he was towing. Charanza told agents he was picking up the RV and was heading home to Houston. However, the primary agents noticed that Charanza was looking down a lot and appeared nervous as his “hand was very shaky and trembling when handing over his identification,” according to the complaint. Agents referred Charanza to a secondary inspection after a K-9 alert. It was during secondary that the K-9 unit began to alert to the RV’s door, but the door was locked and when asked Charan