Drug smuggling probe yields dozens of arrests

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By Dana Littlefield
UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER

September 18, 2007

DOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO – More than 40 people accused of smuggling illegal drugs across the U.S.-Mexico border have been arrested as a result of a multiagency sweep, authorities announced yesterday.

The suspects, most of whom are Mexican nationals, were arrested after a six-month undercover investigation targeting a drug ring that originated in Tijuana. The suspects are believed to be “independent contractorsâ€