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Yuma Sector Border Patrol Arrest Four Attempting to Circumvent Immigration Checkpoint

Release Date
Wed, 09/19/2018

YUMA, Ariz. – Border Patrol agents assigned to the Wellton Station arrested four individuals involved in a human smuggling event as they attempted to bypass the Interstate 8 Immigration Checkpoint early Monday morning.

Agents discovered 2 illegal aliens beneath blankets in the back of a smuggling vehicle
Agents discovered 2 illegal
aliens beneath blankets in
the back of a smuggling
vehicle

At approximately 7:16 a.m., agents performed an immigration stop on a red 2002 Ford Explorer that bypassed the immigration checkpoint by traveling through Dome Valley. The two visible occupants stopped the vehicle but refused to cooperate with the agents.  A Border Patrol canine positively alerted to the cargo area of the vehicle where agents could see movement under a blanket.  After agents gained access to the vehicle, they arrested two illegal aliens from Mexico who were hiding under the blanket.

The 26-year-old driver and 26-year-old passenger, both U.S. citizens from the Chicago, Illinois, area, were arrested for bringing in and harboring certain aliens.

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 the official ports of entry. CBP is charged with keeping terrorists and terrorist weapons out of the country while enforcing hundreds of U.S. laws.

Last Modified: Feb 03, 2021