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04-12-2007, 11:21 PM #1
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17 immigrants arrested near Wickenburg
17 immigrants arrested near Wickenburg
Debbie Bevers
The Arizona Republic
Apr. 12, 2007 04:35 PM
The Sheriff's Department arrested 17 undocumented immigrants, including two alleged smugglers and five minors, near Wickenburg, deputy officials said.
Luis E. Ruiz Valencia and Froylan Hernandez-Lopez, who each were were driving a vehicle, were pulled over around 10 p.m. Tuesday.
Both were reported to have been speeding, but one of the vehicles also had a headlight violation, officials said. advertisement
Normally those involved would be charged with a Class 4 felony; but because the minors were not accompanied by relatives, the suspects face a more serious felony offense, officials said.
The minors, ranging in ages 14 to 17, were arrested and processed under federal immigration law. The other immigrants involved were charged as co-conspirators under the state's anti-smuggling law.
The smugglers were caught and arrested by Sheriff Joe Arpaio's Illegal Immigration Interdiction Strike Force, which has been operating for a little over a year now. The force was put together to consolidate previous efforts to deal with illegal immigration enforcement, Arpaio said.
"We are still the only law enforcement agency in the state doing that," Arpaio said.
Arpaio also said that 37 deputies had recently graduated from ICE training and that 35 more would be entering classes beginning Tuesday. With the training, Maricopa County Sheriff's deputies can also act as ICE agents to enforce illegal immigration laws, Arpaio said. .
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04-12-2007, 11:54 PM #2
God bless Joe Arpaio
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