HOUSTON – Houston police are investigating right after 19 individuals were identified inside a a person-bed room apartment in southwest Houston Wednesday afternoon.

HPD responded to experiences of a doable human smuggling procedure at an apartment advanced situated in the 6400 block of South Gessner close to 12:00 p.m.

When officers arrived, they found 19 men and ladies, including an unaccompanied small among the ages of 13 and 16 several years previous, dwelling inside of the one-bedroom apartment.

Officers reported the apartment was unfurnished and the individuals within were being living in “deplorable ailments.”

“Nobody appeared to have to have quick professional medical attention and no one was immediately boasting injury, but as we know from working with these situations, individuals in that placement do not normally straight away make an outcry. So we have also brought our target expert services division to the scene to see what they may be equipped to do to assistance these individuals,” stated HPD Asst. Chief Michael Skillern.

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According to HPD, the condominium experienced only been rented for two weeks prior to it was claimed.

No arrests have been produced, law enforcement said.

Homeland Stability Investigations (HSI) is functioning with the Houston Police Division to look into the probable human smuggling operation.

View: HPD’s complete news conference on the 19 people observed residing in ‘deplorable conditions’ at an condominium complex in SW Houston