Official website of the Department of Homeland Security
Agents Arrest Two Human Smugglers
TUCSON, Ariz. – Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents stopped two separate smuggling attempts yesterday resulting in the arrest of four undocumented migrants that were being smuggled in vehicles trunks.
of the trunk of a vehicle
The first incident occurred at the immigration checkpoint located near Three Points, where agents referred a Dodge Charger for secondary inspection subsequent to a canine alert. During the secondary inspection agents found two men, a Mexican national and a Guatemalan national, concealed in the trunk. The female driver from Tucson, a legal permanent resident, was arrested for human smuggling.
The second incident took place near Sonoita, where agents conducted a vehicle stop on a Chevrolet Cavalier traveling on State Route 82. During the course of the vehicle stop, agents discovered that two Mexican men were being smuggled in the trunk. Agents arrested the driver, a man from Denver, for human smuggling.
In both incidents, the undocumented foreign nationals are pending removal proceedings in accordance with Tucson Sector guidelines.
