AZ - Borderland Bandits rob 3 undocumented migrants

March 24, 2012

Web Producer: Samantha Esquivel

TUCSON (KGUN9-TV) - The Santa Cruz County Sheriff tells 9 On Your Side that a group of illegal immigrants crossing last weekend were robbed.

According to authorities, undocumented migrants were robbed by the Borderland Bandits southeast of Bartola Canyon at approximately 3:30 p.m.

Border Patrol arrived at the scene and requested assistance from the Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office after agents received information about robbery.

At the scene agents interviewed alleged victim, Santiago Xalitzintla of Mexico. He was later released by agents.

"The victim was not injured nor were any shots fired," says, sheriff's spokesman Lt. Raoul Rodriguez.

Xalitzintla said that two days earlier he was approached by three men armed with a pair of assault riffles and and a hand gun around 5 a.m. The men stole 200 pesos ($16) from Xalitzintla.

The remote canyon and mountain area have now been the site of close to a dozen reports of such incidents since the Dec. 14, 2010 killing of Border Patrol Agent, Brian Terry.

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Whenever someone gets robbed it is a cause of rejection but in the case of illegal aliens I do not feel any pity for them. They come here to steal our jobs, steal our benefits and public services.