UPDATE: Final suspect arrested after drop house standoff
Posted: Dec 01, 2009 11:27 AM CST
Updated: Dec 01, 2009 1:41 PM CST
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By Brian White - email

TUCSON, AZ (KOLD) - Pima County Sheriff deputies have arrested 4 suspects and are still searching for another as of 11:50 p.m. Tuesday.

It all began just before 9 a.m. when agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement alerted deputies of a suspected drop house near South Nogales Highway and East Old Vail Connection Road.

The agents had been watching the house and reported seeing men armed with guns, deputy spokeswoman Dawn Barkman said.

Nearby Summit View Elementary was placed on lockdown as a precaution, Barkman said.

A SWAT team was sent inside the home where 15 illegal immigrants and two smugglers were found, Barkman added. The two suspects were arrested.

Two additional suspects were later arrested. Deputies say they are still searching for a fifth suspect.

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