Illegal Immigrants Found In Truck Engine

Associated Press - June 28, 2007 12:24 PM ET

OTAY MESA, Calif. (AP) - Customs and Border Patrol officers made a surprising discovery in the engine compartment of a white Ford pickup truck at the Otay Mesa border crossing earlier this week -- three undocumented Mexican citizens hiding under the hood.

A dog alerted officers to the hood of the Ford F-250.

It was wired shut, so officers had to use a crowbar to open the hood, and found two women and a man inside.

1 of the women sustained burns to her arm, abdominal area and leg during the trip, and was transported to a hospital.

The driver was charged with alien smuggling and the vehicle was seized.

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