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Border Patrol Arrests Kansas Man Smuggling Two and Recover Stolen Vehicle

Release Date
Thu, 07/12/2018

TUCSON, Ariz. – Nogales Station Border Patrol agents arrested a male U.S. citizen Tuesday night at the Interstate 19 Immigration Checkpoint after discovering a smuggling attempt of two Mexican nationals in a stolen vehicle.

Agents searching a vehicle at the I-19 checkpoint found a person hiding under the bench seat
Agents searching a vehicle at the I-19
checkpoint found a person hiding
under the bench seat

Agents referred the driver and passenger of a Dodge Ram for a secondary immigration inspection. While questioning the two, agents noticed a third person hiding under the rear bench seat. Agents determined the passenger and individual under the rear seat were both Mexican nationals illegally present in the country, and that the Dodge Ram was reported stolen.

Agents arrested the driver, identified as a 33-year-old Kingman, Kansas man, for human smuggling. The undocumented aliens, ages 29 and 44, were arrested for immigration violations. The Dodge Ram was seized and turned over to the Arizona Department of Public Safety.

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Last Modified: Feb 03, 2021