Suspicious man leads police to drophouse in west Phoenix
May 13th, 2008 @ 2:00pm
by KTAR Newsroom

Thirty-seven illegal immigrants and eight ``coyotes" were found Tuesday after an alert police officer followed a suspicious man to a house in west Phoenix.

Dozens of illegal aliens were found in the house, near 65th Avenue and Thomas, said Sgt. Joel Tranter.

He said they were wearing nothing but shorts or underwear ``typical of what we see in some drop houses that are run by coyotes."

Tranter said, ``Coyotes will actually threaten the occupants, keep them barefoot and therefore, in theory, they are less likely to flee. They are unable to run as easily from the house."

He added, ``Everyone seemed to be in reasonably good health. One of the aliens had to be transported to the hospital for medical treatment. He complained of some kind of neck pain and medical distress, a non-life threatening injury."

The case was turned over to the anti-human smuggling ``impact" team .

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