Thread: Yuma Sector Rescues Mexican Nationals Locked in Work Truck

Yuma Sector Rescues Mexican Nationals Locked in Work Truck

Release Date: March 9, 2020



YUMA, Ariz. – Yuma Station Border Patrol agents rescued 16 Mexican nationals and arrested a United States citizen in an attempted human smuggling event near Avenue 9E and the International Border Monday morning.








Yuma Sector agents rescued 16 Mexican nationals from the back compartment of a work truck


At approximately 7 a.m., a caller alerted the Yuma Station to a work truck with a camper shell that was seen loading up a group of people who had illegally entered the United States.

Agents stopped the vehicle east of Avenue 4E.

When searching the vehicle, agents discovered 16 individuals locked in the back of the vehicle. The group was unable to freely open the latches to exit the truck. The individuals were determined to be Mexican nationals illegally present in the United States.

The driver, a 57-year-old California man, was arrested for alien smuggling and the 16 Mexican nationals were arrested for immigration violations.


https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/local-m...ked-work-truck

Maximum fine and jail time for the smuggler.

Process, DNA test, fingerprint, and BOUNCE BACK the Mexican citizens to the very Southern tip of Mexico within 48 hours.