As part of Operation Lone Star (OLS), the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) arrested Maikel Diaz-Guerra, 24, of Venezuela, during a traffic stop in El Paso. Diaz-Guerra, a confirmed Tren de Aragua gang member, was wearing an ICE Tracking Watch at the time of his arrest. He had recently been released by ICE following a prior arrest for a smuggling attempt.

Diaz-Guerra was acting as a lookout for another suspect, 17-year-old Gildardo Perez III, who was driving the vehicle. DPS officers discovered three illegal immigrants concealed in the rear seat of Perez's vehicle. Both Diaz-Guerra and Perez were booked into jail on charges of smuggling of persons.