Police detain nearly 20 in connection with drophouse
Elias C. Arnold
The Arizona Republic
Oct. 26, 2007 04:09 PM

Avondale police have detained nearly 20 suspected illegal immigrants in connection with a drophouse investigation near 103rd Avenue and McDowell Road, a city spokeswoman said Friday.

Someone called police early afternoon to report several Hispanic men walking in the area, some without shoes, said Avondale spokeswoman Amy Bolton.

When police arrived, the men told officers they had been held against their will in a nearby home, she said.

Bolton said officers were working to secure the drophouse and round up any remaining suspected illegal immigrants after they disbursed through the neighborhood and possibly into Phoenix.

Police are investigating whether any immigrant smugglers are among those detained, she said.

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