Two illegal immigrants found at San Ysidro port

By Hailey Persinger
March 8, 2011 at 5:57 p.m.

SAN YSIDRO — Customs and Border Protection officers found two illegal immigrants in the hidden compartment of a truck Monday afternoon when a U.S. citizen tried to drive his pickup through the San Ysidro port of entry.

The two immigrants, a man and a woman from Mexico, were discovered in a compartment attached to the undercarriage of the Dodge Ram pickup after a trained dog alerted officers about 2:30 p.m.

The 39-year-old man driving the truck was arrested and is being held at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in downtown San Diego.

The two Mexican citizens will be returned to Mexico, said Jackie Wasiluk, spokeswoman for Customs and Border Protection.

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