A DPS Trooper stopped a Chevrolet Trailblazer on US-277 in Maverick Co. Before the traffic stop, the Trooper observed subjects appearing from the brush and entering the vehicle. During the traffic stop, the Trooper discovered that the driver, Jeremy Duane Ervin, from Haskell, Texas, stopped on the side of the road and allowed three illegal immigrants to enter his vehicle. Ervin admitted to being paid $1,000 to smuggle each person. He was arrested and charged with smuggling of persons. The three illegal immigrants, from El Salvador and Mexico, were referred to Border Patrol.