13 suspected illegal immigrants found in truck off I-10

Apr. 1, 2010 07:54 AM
Associated Press .

A police stop early Thursday morning in west Phoenix led to the capture of 13 suspected illegal immigrants.

Department of Public Safety spokesman Sgt. Kevin Wood said DPS received a call about a broken down vehicle shortly before 6 a.m. Units arrived at the 83rd Avenue and I-10 off ramp and found a broken down Ford pickup truck with a sheet of plywood covering the bed.

Officers found eight suspected illegal immigrants hiding under the wood.

Five people in the cab of the truck were also detained. All are believed to be in the U.S. illegally.

The 13 are all adults and will be handed over to immigration authorities.

How long they were in the U.S. and where they were from is not yet known.

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