AZ: Sheriff's Office announces more immigrant arrests

Sheriff's Office announces more immigrant arrests

Associated Press - March 10, 2010 5:14 PM ET

PHOENIX (AP) - The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office announced Wednesday that 14 illegal immigrants were arrested during a traffic stop Tuesday east of Phoenix. The Sheriff's Office later said the busts occurred in the Fountain Hills area at U.S. 87 and Shea Boulevard.

The Sheriff's Office said that over the past 10 days, nearly 100 illegal immigrants have been caught.

All were headed to destinations across the East Coast.

The captured admitted paying smugglers from $800 to $2,600 to be smuggled into the U.S.

All 14 were booked into the Maricopa County Jail on state human smuggling and coconspirator charges.

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Where do these people get $800 to $2600 to pays smugglers? They could live for a year on that in their home countries. STOP THIS MADNESS! Get these people out of here and keep them out.

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Originally Posted by Judy

Where do these people get $800 to $2600 to pays smugglers? They could live for a year on that in their home countries. STOP THIS MADNESS! Get these people out of here and keep them out.

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No kidding! STOP the MADNESS.