(Human Smuggler Arrested)…He was caught Wednesday.
El Centro Border Patrol agents working the Highway 86 Checkpoint say they found 7 illegal immigrants. A man driving a 1995 semi tractor-trailer drove into the checkpoint at just after 11:00 am during an immigration check on the driver, a Border Patrol K-9 Detection Team alerted to the cabin area of the truck. The driver was directed to the secondary inspection area. During the secondary search, agents found 7 illegal aliens in the cabin area attempting to conceal themselves. Agents safely removed all 7 from the cabin and conducted welfare checks on each person. The smuggler and all 7 of the smuggled were placed under arrest. The driver of the semi, a 46 year old US citizen was processed for alien smuggling and the semi was seized. The illegal’s, five adult men, one adult female and a male juvenile, were all from Mexico. They were deported back to their country of origin.