On Sunday afternoon, Three Points Station Border Patrol agents rendered first aid to three migrants pushed out of a vehicle by a smuggler.
According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection, around 4:30 p.m., agents attempted to stop a truck traveling northbound on Federal Route 19 for an immigration inspection. The driver did not stop and raced north at speeds exceeding 80 miles per hour. As the truck suddenly slowed, agents watched three people appear to be forced out of it.
Agents immediately stopped pursuit of the truck to assist the individuals: The three Guatemalans, ages 16, 25 and 28, were transported to a local hospital by Sells Emergency Medical Services with serious injuries.
The Tucson Sector Border Patrol requested assistance from the Tohono O’odham Police Department with the fleeing vehicle. It was found abandoned near the village of Ali-Chuckson on State Route 86 with a loaded 9 mm pistol, fentanyl pills and personal use amounts of cocaine and marijuana found inside.
The driver was not located despite an extensive search.