AZMEX I3-2 17 SEP 2019
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31 migrants found inside trailer trying to smuggle into the U.S.
CBP said the driver is a 40-year-old U.S. citizen.
https://www.12news.com/article/news/local/arizona/31-migrants-found-inside-cargo-trailer/75-de7c0673-32af-41e8-a08a-fc669e399083
Author: 12 News
Published: 3:52 PM MST September 17, 2019
Updated: 3:52 PM MST September 17, 2019
31 Mexican nationals were found inside a cargo trailer Wednesday night and the driver of the trailer was arrested for human smuggling,
U.S. Customs and Border Protection said.
CBP said a canine alerted agents assigned to the Interstate 19 immigration checkpoint near Amado, to the trailer,
the driver was asked to go for a secondary inspection when border patrol agents discovered the immigrants.
CBP said the driver is a 40-year-old U.S. citizen.
The immigrants who entered the U.S. illegally, were between the ages 15 and 40, according to CBP.
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"In an effort to prevent fatalities at the hands of smugglers, Department of Homeland Security recently launched
'Operation Safeguard' to educate the public and the trucking industry on the life-threatening dangers involved in
using commercial conveyances to smuggle humans", said CBP.
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