abc15.com staff
2:08 PM, Jun 18, 2015



TUBAC, AZ - Five migrants were rescued by Border Patrol agents during a massive heat wave in Arizona on Wednesday.

Officials said the first of three events happened at an immigration checkpoint at 2:20 p.m. on Interstate 19 near Tubac, Arizona. A Border Patrol canine was alerted to a brown Cadillac. Agents searched the vehicle and found two Mexican nationals trapped in the trunk. The driver and passenger were arrested.

At 5:00 p.m., agents at the State Route 85 immigration checkpoint near Ajo, Arizona were notified of a vehicle that fled the inspection station.Agents located the vehicle and found two Mexican nationals in the trunk. Officials are still searching for the driver of the vehicle.

After 7:00 p.m., agents discovered a Mexican national locked in the trunk of a car near Tombstone, Arizona after a canine was alerted to the vehicle. The driver and passengers were arrested.

All of the Migrants rescued were evaluated and some were taken to the hospital for treatment.

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