TUCSON, Ariz. – With assistance from National Guard helicopter crews working under Operation Guardian Support, Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents arrested 75 illegal aliens over the weekend.
Agents encountered 10 separate groups across the desert west of Tucson, throughout the weekend. Border Patrol agents aboard National Guard UH-72 Lakota and UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters guided other agents on the ground to make the arrests, and at times deployed to the ground to make the arrests themselves.
According to CBP, in contrast to the large groups of Central American family units surrendering in recent months, the smugglers were found north of the border in rugged, remote terrain and wearing camouflage clothing to avoid apprehension.