Border Patrol Raids Alleged Drop House

POSTED: 6:18 pm PDT March 16, 2007
UPDATED: 6:41 pm PDT March 16, 2007

CHULA VISTA -- Border Patrol agents raided a South Bay condo Friday morning that they said was filled with dozens of alleged illegal immigrants.

The raid happened on Rancho Court at a condominium complex.

Border Patrol agents told NBC 7/39 they received an anonymous tip about the people inside the home.

During the raid, agents said they found 70 people inside a three-bedroom condo.

One neighbor who witnessed the raid claimed to see dozens and dozens of people "marching out of the house and lining up."

Border Patrol agents told NBC 7/39 most, if not all, of those inside are suspected illegal immigrants.

The individuals were taken into custody.

Border Patrol Agent Robert Harvey told NBC 7/39 it is not uncommon for alien-smuggling rings to congregate several groups into one central location.

Agents did not say if they know who owned the condo, but they did say more arrests are expected.

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