The Wharton County Sheriff’s Office says on August 5th at approximately 8:15 AM, a member of the Wharton County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Interdiction Unit stopped a white Saturn Vue for a traffic violation on US Highway 59 NB in the area of CR 315. The driver was identified as 21-year-old Jorge Gallegos of Alamo, TX. There was also a Hispanic male passenger accompanying Gallegos. Border Patrol was contacted, and it was confirmed that the passenger, a resident of Mexico, had entered the United States illegally. Through investigation it was determined that Gallegos was transporting the individual from the Rio Grande Valley to Houston for monetary gain. Gallegos was arrested and charged with Smuggling of Persons. The passenger was later turned over to the custody of Border Patrol.