TUCSON – Two U.S. citizens were arrested by U.S. Border Patrol agents at the Interstate 19 Immigration Checkpoint near Amado after 30 illegal aliens were discovered in their semitrailer.
On Saturday, at approximately 10 p.m., agents referred the semitrailer for secondary inspection after a Border Patrol canine alerted to the vehicle.
According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection, agents found 29 individuals from Mexico and one from Ecuador, including an unaccompanied minor, hidden inside the trailer. All 30 were illegally present in the country.
The 30 illegal aliens were arrested and will be processed for immigration violations, according to CBP. The U.S. citizen driver and passenger face prosecution for human smuggling violations.
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