A sheriff’s deputy pulled over a Ford F-250 towing hay bales on IH-10. Nothing surprising about that. But something tipped off the officer. And inside the hay bales were a dozen people hiding inside. It was a routine traffic stop that turned into a illegal immigrant smuggling bust. While they may try being clever, as we can see, they’re going to get caught. Texas sheriff discovers a dozen migrants hidden inside hay bales during traffic stop of apparent human smuggler https://t.co/Q8TNOmwt0s pic.twitter.com/rFLxuU6kgt — New York Post (@nypost) May 22, 2025 New York Post reports: A Texas sheriff deputy discovered a dozen illegal migrants crammed together inside hay bales in an alleged human smuggling scheme during a routine traffic stop Tuesday. The deputy pulled over a white Ford F-250 pickup towing several massive bales of hay on a trailer driving along IH-10 near Flatonia just before 1 p.m., according to the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office. When the officer got a closer look at the round hay bales, he was shocked to find 12 people hidden inside. The smugglers had “meticulously altered and hollowed out” the bales to create cramped compartments where they could sneak people into to hide from the authorities, Sheriff Keith Korenek said. The bales concealed a metal framework contraption fitted with small compartments where the illegal immigrants were hidden, according to Korenek. “Inside those compartments, deputies discovered multiple undocumented individuals being smuggled in dangerously confined spaces,” the sheriff’s office statement read. “This method of concealment is not only deceptive but incredibly dangerous to human life.” The driver of the F-250, identified by police as Delbert Flanders, 44, of Kansas, was arrested on state and federal smuggling charges and taken to a local hospital for unspecified medical treatment, Korenek said. What type of medical treatment was not released by a spokesman for the sheriff’s office. Police also arrested two suspects who they identified as the “coordinators of the operation.” NEW: Border Patrol traffic stop in Texas led to the discovery of 13 illegal aliens concealed inside altered hay bales. The driver of the vehicle was identified as Delbert Flanders. Adanaylo Lambert and Lency Delgado Fernandez were also taken into custody and are facing federal… pic.twitter.com/VSLB5PeBUJ — I Meme Therefore I Am (@ImMeme0) May 22, 2025 Here’s a pic looking down into it: Fake rolls of hay used to move trafficked people in Texas– pic.twitter.com/KvQpQMI5VL — Molly21 (@Molly2120260879) May 21, 2025 And here’s a post showing inside of the hay: 12 immigrants found hidden in hay bales during I-10 traffic stop in Fayette County https://t.co/gHFDwcHjG9 @spencer_heath6 pic.twitter.com/AnQ9yU3nfF — Kolten Parker (@KoltenParker) May 20, 2025 So next time you see bales of hay on a truck, be wary.