Semi-truck Drivers Arrested for Alien Smuggling
TUCSON, Ariz. – Nogales Border Patrol agents arrested two Legally Admitted Permanent Residents at the Interstate 19 Immigration Checkpoint who attempted to smuggle five illegal aliens in their semi-truck sleeper cab during separate incidents this past week.Last Friday, agents referred a 35-year-old male driver of a semi-truck for secondary inspection and discovered four Mexican men, ages 18 through 24, being smuggled in the sleeper portion of the cab.
Name: Unnamed
Country: US
State: AZ
Arresting Agencies: 1
Arrested: 1
Rescued: 4
Date of Announcement: September 21, 2018
Arrest End Date: September 14, 2018
Comments: Human smuggling
Source 1: https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/local-media-release/semi-truck-drivers-arrested-alien-smuggling