Human Smuggler From Mexico Is Taken Down HARD At El Paso Burger King

Border Patrol officials said a stun gun was used to subdue a man suspected of migrant smuggling in a struggle at an El Paso Burger King captured in a viral video.



In the video, which surfaced Tuesday, the man pleads with two Border Patrol agents and claims he has done nothing as they arrest him at the fast-food restaurant.



He clings to the counter and asks why he is being detained as the agents pull at him. After continuing to resist and not following their orders, an agent appears to shock him with a stun gun before he is forced to the ground as the officers put handcuffs on him.



The video, which by Wednesday afternoon had reached over 1 million views and had been shared 20,000 times, has since been taken down. Attempts to reach the Facebook user have gone unanswered.



"The man refused to cooperate with the verbal instructions and attempted to avoid being handcuffed and a struggle ensued," a Border Patrol statement reads. "Agents deployed their Taser in order to gain control of the subject while mitigating the physical struggle."



Border Patrol officials said in the statement that a private citizen told the El Paso Police Department "suspicious individuals" were on his property. Agents working with the police identified four people matching the descriptions the resident provided, according to the statement.



"All four were taken into Border Patrol custody for immigration violations without incident," the statement says.



The Border Patrol did not name the suspects or give the location of their arrests.



Shortly afterward, the citizen told law enforcement that a suspicious vehicle was parked at the residence and that the driver had walked away, "a tactic commonly used by alien smuggling organizations," the statement reads.



The Border Patrol said agents questioned the man after finding him at a nearby restaurant. Records indicated that he was in the country unlawfully and had a criminal history, the statement says.