Official debunks claim spices used to cover odor of bodies in migrant-smuggling horror

A spokesman for the Bexar County Manager’s Office debunked the seasoning theory on the migrant truck in an email to The Post on Thursday.

cited a single, unidentified law enforcement official who reportedly made the claim following Monday’s horrific incident in San Antonio.

The Express-News also quoted a former Homeland Security Investigations official in Texas who said smugglers often use seasonings and other substances to prevent trained dogs from detecting migrants. The Bexar County Manager’s Office confirmed no evidence of steak seasoning was found inside the truck of migrants in San Antonio, Texas.Locals lay flowers at a makeshift memorial where the tractor-trailer was found outside San Antonio, Texas, on June 29, 2022.Texas officials have criticized the Biden administration’s border policies for causing the fatal smuggling incident.

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