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Smuggling Attempt Stopped by Yuma Sector Border Patrol

Release Date
Wed, 01/30/2019

YUMA, Ariz. – Wellton Station agents working in Dome Valley arrested one U.S. citizen and three illegal aliens from Mexico during an attempted human smuggling event Tuesday.

At approximately 6:30 a.m., agents observed a white Chevrolet Silverado traveling eastbound on Old Highway 80. Border Patrol agents performed an immigration stop of the vehicle, which led to the discovery of three illegal aliens from Mexico lying in the rear of the vehicle.

Subject wearing a reflective vest in an attempt to blend in with local workforce
Subject wearing a reflective vest in an
attempt to blend in with local
workforce

The driver, a 25-year-old male from Stanton, CA, was wearing a reflective worker’s vest in an attempt to blend in with local work traffic while bypassing the Interstate 8 Immigration Checkpoint. The subject was arrested for alien smuggling.  The three Mexican nationals were 20, 23 and 35 years of age.

Dome Valley is a route commonly used by smuggling organizations to evade apprehension by circumventing the Immigration Checkpoint on Interstate 8, east of Yuma.

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