PD: 15 immigrants in custody after N. Phoenix traffic stop

Last Update: 3:24 pm


PHOENIX -- Police say 15 people suspected of being undocumented immigrants have been taken into custody in north Phoenix.

Phoenix Police Sgt. Trent Crump said that around 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, officers were called to back up Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers making a traffic stop.

ICE officers stopped a truck near Dixileta Drive along Interstate 17 and found several undocumented individuals inside.

Crump said some of the people in the truck fled on foot, but believed they were all caught and taken into custody.

No injuries were reported.

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