Traffic stop yields 13 suspected undocumented immigrants
Debbie Bevers
The Arizona Republic
Apr. 26, 2007 04:50 PM

A routine traffic stop ended in the pursuit of a vehicle packed with 15 people believed to be undocumented immigrants.

The chase started when an Arizona Department of Public Safety officer pulled over a white Chevy suburban for speeding on Interstate 1-10 westbound near 24th Street. As the officer exited his car, the suburban sped away.

The vehicle exited the freeway on Jefferson Street then headed down Washington Street going in the wrong direction. The vehicle finally came to a stop near the intersection of Washington Street and 30th Street. All of the vehicle's passengers, as well as the driver, ran from the scene.

Phoenix police assisted in the apprehension of 13 of the passengers, but the driver and one other passenger escaped. The person believed to be smuggling the immigrants was not among those taken into custody.

Officials conducted an extensive ground and air search with no further findings. The 13 immigrants that were captured were turned over to Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials.
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