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108 People Found in Phoenix Drop House

Updated: Wednesday, 25 May 2011, 12:14 PM MST
Published : Wednesday, 25 May 2011, 11:57 AM MST

PHOENIX - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement says 108 people have been discovered in a drop house in Phoenix.

The drop house was discovered near 91st Avenue and Encanto Boulevard.

The group contains adults and teenagers.

Very few details have been released.

This is a developing story.
Stay with FOX 10 News for updates.

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108 People Found in Phoenix Drop House

And with ONE or maybe TWO toilets in the "casa" I assume? eee gads!

Drophouse in west Phoenix has more than 100 people, federal agents say

by Daniel Gonzalez and Shala Marks
May. 25, 2011 01:18 PM
The Arizona Republic

Federal authorities on Wednesday discovered one of the largest drophouses in years in a west Phoenix neighborhood.

More than 100 people believed to be in the country illegally were packed in a house on the 9000 block of West Vernon Avenue, north of McDowell Road, said Vincent Picard, spokesman for Immigration and Customs Enforcement of Phoenix.

Among the people were five teenagers and 14 women, Picard said. The men and women came from Mexico, El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras.

Authorities received a tip about 10:30 a.m. about suspicious activity around the home, which is east of 91st Avenue.

Neighbors reported seeing several vehicles coming in and out of the home Wednesday, Picard said. Authorities suspected the vehicles were bringing in loads of illegal immigrants.

Authorities have identified people they believe to be the suspected smugglers, Picard said.

The conditions in the home were very poor because so many people were there. Neighbors said the home is only about 1,300 square feet and the area is typically quiet.

Most of the suspected illegally immigrants had clothes that were dirty and sweat stained, indicating they might have just crossed the border.

Federal authorities have brought in two large Department of Homeland Security buses to the house and are putting all the suspected illegal immigrants, who are cuffed with plastic ties, on to the buses.

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