17 Suspected Illegal Aliens Arrested



By Michael Snowden
Updated: September 06 2007

U.S. Border Patrol Agents say they have arrested 17 illegal aliens and 2 drivers following a traffic stop on the interstate.

A white rental van was pulled over on east bound I-10 near the Grand Bay exit around 6:30 this (Thursday) morning. Inside, U.S. Border Patrol
Agents say they found 17 undocumented immigrants and 2 drivers.

Robert Fuentes is the Deputy Chief Border Patrol Agent for the New Orleans region.

Fuentes says one of the suspects in the van attempted to run away from the scene, but was captured a short time later on the north side of the interstate.

Fuentes says smugglers routinely use large passenger vans to transport illegal aliens and drugs from the Southwestern United States to the Eastern Seaboard.

He says they expect to find out where the van was going after talking with the suspects.

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