Sheriff's Office arrests 18 suspected illegal immigrants
by Angela Piazza - Nov. 22, 2011 04:06 PM
The Arizona Republic- 12 News Breaking News Team
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The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office arrested 18 people, suspected of illegally entering the country, in a pickup just south of Anthem on Monday evening.

The people were crowded into a Ford F-150 truck with a camper shell, according to the Sheriff's Office.

The people arrested, reportedly from Mexico and Guatemala, told deputies that they agreed to pay upwards of $3,000 to enter the United States and were destined for Ohio, Missouri, Kansas, Florida, Nebraska, Virginia and Tennessee, according to the Sheriff's Office.

The Sheriff's Office declined to give further details



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