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Pinal County Sheriff’s Office Assists Border Patrol in Operation Stonegarden

Release Date
Thu, 09/27/2018

TUCSON, Ariz. – Ajo Station Border Patrol agents apprehended four illegal aliens Wednesday afternoon with the assistance of Pinal County Sheriff’s Office deputies participating in Operation Stonegarden.

After a U.S. Customs and Border Protection air asset saw a group of individuals in a remote area west of Lukeville, a Pinal County Sheriff’s Office helicopter air crew quickly responded to the location.

With the guidance of a sheriff’s deputy onboard the helicopter, agents on the ground arrested four Mexican nationals, all illegally present in the United States.

The four illegal aliens, ages 18 through 36, will be processed for immigration violations.

Collaboration between state, local, tribal, and federal law enforcement agencies has created a greater force against transnational criminal organizations in southern Arizona and the disruption of illicit activities in border communities.

Operation Stonegarden is a Department of Homeland Security program, managed by the Border Patrol, which grants funds to other law enforcement agencies to enhance and strengthen border security throughout the United States.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection is the unified border agency within the Department of Homeland Security charged with the management, control and protection of our nation's borders at and between official ports of entry. CBP is charged with securing the borders of the United States while enforcing hundreds of laws and facilitating lawful trade and travel.

Last Modified: Feb 03, 2021