Border Patrol arrests armed human smugglers


Published/Last Modified on Saturday, August 23, 2008 3:07 PM MDT


Agents seize two vehicles, two weapons and arrest 3 U.S. Citizens and 6 Illegal Aliens


Tucson, Ariz. - In two separate incidents, agents assigned to the Tucson Sector seized two vehicles, two handguns and arrest three U. S. Citizens.

The first incident occurred last night at 9:00 pm near Marana, Arizona, when Tucson Station Agents arrested a U.S. Citizen and 4 illegal aliens, three of whom were concealed in the trunk of the vehicle.  In this incident, as the driver exited the vehicle, a loaded 9mm pistol was discovered under the seat.  

All individuals were taken into custody and transported to the Tucson Station for further processing. The US citizen driver was arrested for alien smuggling and endangerment.

Also last night, Border Patrol Agents from the Douglas Station, stopped two female U.S. Citizens on Highway 191 approximately 38 miles north of the border.  While questioning the driver Agents noticed a handgun lying by the side of the driver and movement under a pile of blankets in the rear seat area.  Agents then discovered two illegal aliens hiding on the floor board under the pile blankets.  

The two U.S. Citizen females and the two illegal aliens were placed under arrest. Agents then searched the vehicle and people under custody, discovering drug paraphernalia and a small bottle containing marijuana.

One of the U.S. Citizen’s will be held pending prosecution for alien smuggling with endangerment.

Since October 1, 2007, Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents have arrested over 1,800 United States Citizens involved both human smuggling and narcotics smuggling.

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Comments

    mygirlboo wrote on Aug 24, 2008 6:04 PM:

    " I think it is time to strip U.S citizens of their citizenship for aiding and abetting. Send them all packing. "

    RAD wrote on Aug 24, 2008 7:50 AM:

    " There should be enhanced penalties for Human smugglers with guns, as there are for other crimes where the criminal possesses a gun "

    fred napurano fort worth texas wrote on Aug 24, 2008 6:43 AM:

    " now this is comprehensive immigration reform. catch them, prosecute them, jail them, kick them out. do we really need anything else ?

    you should print the names of the 2 US "citizens" (traitors) who the border patrol caught. more immigration reform. "

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