By Dale Lezon | June 4, 2014

A 22-year-old California man is expected to be charged in federal court after police officers discovered people believed to be in the country illegally in the van he was driving in Conroe early Wednesday, officials said.

The discovery was made during a traffic stop for a minor violation about 12:30 a.m. in the 6000 block of Interstate 45, according to the Conroe Police Department.

Police said the officer became suspicious when he looked inside the Dodge Caravan and saw 11 passengers.

During an investigation it was determined the passengers, including a 15-year-old, were immigrants who had each paid $7,000 to be brought into the country illegally. The people came from Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras. They were detained.

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