Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents arrested an adult woman Wednesday for attempting to smuggle an undocumented Mexican man through the immigration checkpoint on Interstate 19, near Amado.The woman, identified as a U.S. citizen from Nogales, Arizona, was driving a 2001 Kia Rio through the primary inspection lane with one passenger when agents referred her for a secondary inspection.
During questioning, the passenger, later identified as a citizen of Mexico, admitted being in the U.S. illegally.
The woman is being charged for human smuggling, while the passenger faces removal proceedings in accordance to Tucson Sector guidelines.