Posted: Oct 20, 2012 6:47 PM PDT Updated: Oct 20, 2012 6:47 PM PDT
By FOX 10 News - Staff Report



Maricopa County, Ariz. -

Deputies arrested nine illegal aliens who were being smuggled in a van through northern Maricopa County Friday night.

Deputies found a 17-year-old minor traveling with his older brother in the van. All of the suspects told deputies they were Mexican nationals and they paid $500 to be smuggled into the U.S. near Altar. The suspects told deputies they were going to Florida.

Sheriff Joe Arpaio said two illegal immigrants were booked into jail on human smuggling charges.

The other seven illegal immigrants, including the minor, were turned over to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

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