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MCSO Arrests 13 Illegal Immigrants

POSTED: 6:33 am PDT April 24, 2007
UPDATED: 6:41 am PDT April 24, 2007

PHOENIX -- The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office's Illegal Immigration Interdiction Strike Force arrested 13 illegal immigrants Monday during a traffic stop near Aguila, Ariz., just east of Wickenburg.

The Strike Force booked 12 of the immigrants on charges of violating Arizona's felony human smuggling law. Officials said two were identified as smugglers and the other 10 were booked as co-conspirators.

MCSO is the only state agency arresting both smugglers and co-conspirators under state and federal immigration laws. The agency has made 539 arrests under state law and 207 under federal law.

Sheriff Joe Arpaio said the "Triple I" Strike Force would step up its efforts with the help of a $2 million boost from the state Legislature. The funding will be used to hire and equip 15 additional deputies dedicated to enforcing state and federal immigration laws, Arpaio said.
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