Texas residents arrested near the Mexican border after a police officer found illegal immigrants in the trunk of a car

Authorities said Saturday that three Texas men were arrested near the Mexican border after a serviceman stopped their vehicle and found two migrants crammed into the trunk of a car.

A serviceman stopped traffic on U.S. Route 277 in Val Verde County on Wednesday, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety.

During a conversation with the driver, the policeman asked if there was anyone in the trunk of the car. The driver does not respond to the bodycam video released by the department.

The policeman handcuffed the driver and talked to two passengers inside the car. As the passengers got out of the car, the video shows both trying to escape into the desert.

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In the trunk of the car, law enforcement officers found two illegal immigrants.
(Texas Department of Public Safety)

Both passengers were eventually caught, one of them was electrocuted, the department said.

The officers opened the trunk of the car and found two illegal immigrants inside.

Authorities said the illegal immigrants were handed over to the US Border Patrol.
(Texas Department of Public Safety)

Authorities also found a gun and methamphetamine in the car, the department said.

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The passengers were charged with evading arrest, and the driver was charged with human smuggling, possession of methamphetamine and marijuana, and illegal possession of weapons.

All three of those arrested were from Fort Worth, Texas. Authorities did not immediately release their names.
(Texas Department of Public Safety)

The Texas DPS said the three arrested were from Fort Worth, but did not immediately release their names.

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The migrants were handed over to the US Border Patrol.