Suspected terrorist detained in Burnet County traffic stop
Burnet County Sheriff’s Office commercial vehicle enforcement officers and city of Burnet police thoroughly searched a truck pulled over on U.S. 281 after it was discovered that one of its occupants was on a national terrorist watchlist. BCSO photo
During a routine traffic stop on Thursday, Feb. 5, Burnet County Sheriff’s Office deputies identified and detained an individual on the national terrorist watchlist. The individual — a passenger in the stopped commercial-grade truck — and the driver were reportedly taken into custody by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents following the incident.
According to a media release issued by the BCSO, a commercial vehicle enforcement officer pulled over a southbound truck at around 6:16 a.m. on Thursday in the 8100 block of U.S. 281, near the YMCA of the Highland Lakes, for failing to maintain a single lane of travel.
Officers were reportedly told by the vehicle’s occupants that they had left Oklahoma City at approximately 11:56 p.m. the night before. The BCSO media release indicates that officers questioned the story due to travel time discrepancies, prompting further investigation.
The BCSO officers found that the passenger of the truck was on the national terrorist watchlist, a database maintained by the Terrorist Screening Center that keeps track of known and suspected terrorists across the world.
According to BCSO, the driver and the passenger were both from Afghanistan. Their identities were not shared or made available by the publication time of this article.
The truck was searched by a Burnet Police Department narcotics dog, which alerted on it, allowing for a more thorough search of the vehicle and its cargo. No additional substances were located in the search.
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Judge Wilson was the ONLY one to vote NO on funding 4 new deputies in the FY2026 budget, he claimed crime is down 30% and we’re “safer” thanks to rounding up illegals statewide. Now BCSO nabs a terrorist watchlist passenger in Burnet on 281 – now 2 Afghan nationals are in ICE custody. Crime stats down? Tell that to this threat in our backyard. Primary voters: Wilson talks safety, but his budget says otherwise. Time for Alan Trevino who actually knows public safety needs. Vote March 3!