Overview

• Fayette County deputies stopped a Ford F-250 towing hay bales on Interstate 10 near Flatonia, Texas, during a routine traffic stop.
• Twelve undocumented migrants were discovered hidden in hollowed-out hay bales reinforced with metal frameworks, a method described as both deceptive and hazardous.
• The driver, Delbert Flanders, 44, from Kansas, was arrested and required medical treatment, while two Houston residents, Adanaylo Lambert and Lency Delgado Fernandez, were detained as alleged coordinators.
• All three suspects face state and federal human smuggling charges, and the migrants have been transferred to ICE for processing.
• The Fayette County Sheriff’s Office, working with federal agencies, continues to investigate this sophisticated smuggling operation.