TUCSON, AZ — U.S. Border Patrol agents and Homeland Security Investigations personnel arrested a man wearing a fake U.S. Border Patrol uniform and driving a cloned patrol vehicle in southern Arizona. He was attempting to smuggle migrants into the country illegally.
This is not a Border Patrol vehicle. @HSIPhoenix and #BorderPatrol agents from #Tucson Station foiled a smuggling attempt using a cloned vehicle and a fake uniform. The driver and 10 migrants were taken into custody. pic.twitter.com/tpl4cLkUhE
— John R. Modlin (@USBPChiefTCA) August 24, 2021
According to a tweet from Tucson Sector Interim Chief John Modlin, agents took the driver and 10 migrants into custody.