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Wellton Agents Intercept Interstate Smuggling Attempt

Release Date
Fri, 05/14/2021

YUMA, Ariz. – Yuma Sector Border Patrol agents assigned to the Wellton station intercepted a smuggling attempt along Interstate 8 Thursday morning.

At approximately 9 a.m., agents conducted a vehicle stop on a suspicious vehicle along the interstate east of Yuma.

Agents determined that the driver of the vehicle, a 19-year-old male U.S. citizen, was attempting to smuggle three migrants into the interior of the country. Agents arrested the driver, who is from Merced, California, and seized the vehicle.

The migrants, a 22-year-old female and a 32- and 34-year-old male, will be returned to Mexico under Title 42.

Agents stopped a vehicle with three undocumented migrants inside
Agents stopped a vehicle with three
undocumented migrants inside

 

 

Agents arrested a California man for smuggling humans
Agents arrested a California man for
smuggling humans

 

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: May 14, 2021