MCSO Arrests 10 Suspected Illegal Immigrants

Updated: Wednesday, 13 Jul 2011, 3:27 PM MST
Published : Wednesday, 13 Jul 2011, 3:27 PM MST

PHOENIX - Tuesday night, the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office Human Smuggling Unit arrested 10 people suspected of being in the country illegally.

They were apprehended north of the valley.

MCSO says the suspects agreed to pay between $1,800 and $3,500 for entry into the United States. They were headed to California and North Carolina.

Sheriff Joe says he has learned that human and drug smugglers are trying to avoid passing through Maricopa County. They are using alternate routes through Arizona and using more evasive means to avoid capture -- even leaving their drugs behind.

http://www.myfoxphoenix.com/dpp/news/im ... -7-13-2011