TUCSON – On Tuesday, U.S. Border Patrol agents arrested two U.S. citizens attempting to smuggle seven illegal aliens near Sasabe, Arizona.
According to Border Patrol, agents conducted an immigration related traffic stop on a pickup truck driving on Arivaca-Sasabe Highway. at about 5:00 p.m. The driver and passenger of the truck, both U.S. citizens, were found smuggling seven Mexican nationals illegally present in the United States.
The vehicle’s passenger was discovered to have a variety of narcotics, including personal use amounts of heroin, methamphetamine and Oxycodone, as well as several syringes.
The U.S. citizen driver and passenger are facing federal human smuggling charges while the passenger is facing additional charges for drug possession.
All seven Mexican nationals apprehended are facing federal immigration violations.