By james art 
County Bexar, Texas – A man from Larendo, accused of smuggling 52 migrants in three cases of human smuggling, has been arrested, Sheriff of Becvar County said on Saturday during a press conference.
30-year-old Abelardo Erera was detained Wednesday. Herrera has a history of smuggling arrests, including incidents on January 22, January 14 and June 2024, according to authorities.
During the press conference, the sheriff of Becvar Havier Salazar said that the department was associated with Erera to these three incidents.
“This man (SIC), who apparently did not realize that his activities were extremely illegal,” Salazar said. “I can tell you that this person has connections with the cartels.”
It is not clear why Erera was not kept in prison after the second attempt at smuggling on January 14th. However, Erera is now facing numerous accusations, including 10 charges of continuous smuggling of people, two accusations of continuous smuggling of people under 18, and engaged in organized crime.
Erera is also expected to face an unknown number of federal allegations of migrant smuggling traffic.
“This man is just keeping up again,” Salazar said. “I have no reason to believe that there is some continuing threat to the community.”
Erera’s arrest comes against the backdrop of President Donald Trump’s efforts to secure a stable southern border and put an end to illegal immigration.
“Any illegal entry will be stopped immediately and we will start the process of returning millions and millions of criminal aliens back to the places they came from,” Trump said after taking office.
The main controversial moment is whether the immigration and customs service (ICE) will attack schools, churches and hospitals through federal orders.
“I’m not worried about going to churches or schools,” Salazar said. “You know, people should be free to worship or get an education, if they are legal enough to enter the school system, let them go to school calmly.”
Salazar said he had seen rumors on social media about attacks in the area of Bexar County and said his deputies had not been asked to participate in any attacks.
“I don’t know if this is really happening or just urban myths on social media,” Salazar said. “What I can tell you is: Sheriff’s office, we will comply with the law, but we must also respect the rights of people.
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