VALLEY POLICE BEAT: Nineteen illegal immigrants found in pair of abandoned homes in Brawley
By SILVIO J. PANTA

Thursday, December 24, 2009 1:58 AM PST


BRAWLEY — Some 19 illegal immigrants found in a pair of abandoned houses Tuesday night were turned over to the U.S. Border Patrol for processing, Brawley police Cmdr. Brett Houser said Wednesday.

No one was arrested in connection with the discovery at the home in the 1500 block of B Street, Houser said. Brawley police officers were following up on an unrelated warrant arrest when one of the officers happened to see the illegal immigrants at one of the homes about 6:30 p.m., Houser said.

The officers happened to be around B Street when the immigrants were discovered, Houser said.

It was not known for how long the immigrants were inside the homes or who brought them there, Houser said.

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