According to The Caller Times of Corpus Christi , Customs and Border Protection Agents found 20 undocumented immigrants inside a tractor trailer Tuesday at a Falfurrias, Texas checkpoint.

Agents stopped the tractor trailer to check the driver’s citizenship shortly after midnight, said Senior Patrol Agent Camilo Garcia. A border protection dog alerted agents to the trailer where authorities found 20 people ranging in age from 18 to 40 stuffed inside on metal crates holding what appeared to be empty punching bags, Garcia said. There was no ventilation or air conditioning in the trailer, he said.  

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A press release from the USCIS reports that four people were indicted for employing undocumented immigrants at their Maryland-area restaurant, and for money laundering. 

Francisco Carlos Solano, 55, and his wife, Ines Hoyos-Solano, 59, both of Germantown, along with Mr. Solano's sister, Consuelo Solano, 69, of Arlington, and his brother, Juan Faustino Solano, 57, of Kensington, were indicted in U.S. District Court in Maryland.

"These employers are alleged to have lined their pockets with millions of dollars and gained an unfair advantage over their competitors by systematically exploiting illegal aliens and paying them under the table," U.S. Attorney Rod J. Rosenstein said.

The Washington Times reported that a search of two homes owned by Mr. Solano and his wife turned up $3.7 million in cash and jewelry hidden in several places, Mr. Dinkins said.

"This is the problem if you are running an illegal business," he said. "You can only use but so much cash, but you still have to pay for your mortgage or your car note."