EPPD: 2 arrested; drugs & illegals found in Northeast EP home

Updated: March 25, 2008 05:17 PM PDT

EL PASO, Texas - A multi-agency investigation is underway after police found a home in El Paso allegedly filled with drugs and illegal immigrants. A neighbor called authorities Tuesday morning about a suspicious SUV parked at a home in the 10,000 block of Port Arthur, police said.

According to the El Paso Police Department, authorities found nearly 2,000 pounds of marijuana inside the vehicle and the home. Authorities also found seven illegal immigrants inside the home, police said. Most of them were children.

Two unidentified men were arrested. Authorities said they may be involved in human trafficking. The suspected illegal aliens were taken away by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials.

Agents from ICE, US Customs and Border Protection, and the El Paso County Sheriff's Office are investigating the bust.

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