(Human Smuggling)….Two were arrested.
It happened late last week. Yuma Sector Border Patrol agents were working the Highway 78 checkpoint, near Palo Verde. A Border Patrol Canine alerted to a Toyota sedan that had entered the checkpoint. The vehicle was sent to the secondary inspection area. A search of the vehicle resulted in the discovery of two individuals in the trunk of the vehicle. The individuals were identified only as an 18 year old and a 33 year old, both males and both Mexican Nationals, who were in the US illegally. A records check revealed the 33 year old had an active warrant for burglary out of Fresno. Agents also found a loaded handgun tucked into the rear seat. They also found $735 in cash. The driver of the vehicle, a 25 year old US Citizen and a passenger, a 19 year old US Citizen were arrested and charged with smuggling. The men found in the trunk were deported back to Mexico at the San Luis, Arizona Port. The vehicle, handgun, ammunition and cash were seized by the Border Patrol
