Cops try to ID 5-year-old girl found during human-smuggling raid

An Arizona SWAT team found the 5-year-old inside a house they raided last week in Phoenix as part of an investigation into human smuggling.

The Arizona Republic says Darnelia doesn't know her surname, her relatives' names or where she's from in Mexico.

"That kid's been loved and cared for. I'm optimistic in human nature," Lt. Bob Smart of the state's Public Safety Department tells the paper. "Somebody will come forward, but we're not miracle workers, either. We have to follow all the evidence."

The raid, which followed reports from a woman who said her husband was being held hostage, resulted in six arrests. Eight illegal immigrants were turned over to federal authorities, the state says.

(Police photo via Arizona Republic.)

Posted by Mike Carney at 10:45 AM/ET, October 23, 2008
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