Use to hearing of drop houses in Arizona but not CA. Hmmm....
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Police: 35 Illegal Immigrants Held Against Wills in 'Drop House'
KTLA News
10:34 PM PDT, August 19, 2010


BALDWIN PARK -- Police say they discovered a house which appears to have been a holding cell for 35 illegal immigrants being held against their will.

At around 7:00 p.m., officers form the Baldwin Park Police Department say they received an alarmed man claiming to be an illegal immigrant being held against his will.

Officers arrived at the home in the 5000 block of La Rica Road in Baldwin Park, they saw several suspects flee the home and they detained them.

After an investigation, officers discovered several men, women, and one child being held inside the home.

Police believe the people had been holed up in the residence for up to one month.

They being held hostage by someone paid to smuggle them into the United States. The smugglers were holding the illegal immigrants until family members could pay a demanded ransom for their release.

The people who were being held i the home are being processed at the scene by I.C.E. officials and are reportedly in good health without injuries.

No weapons were found.

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