On Oct. 9, Border Patrol agents stationed at the Interstate 19 checkpoint near Tucson found nine migrants locked in a moving truck, the agency says.
Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border ProtectionBorder Patrol agents stationed at the Interstate 19 checkpoint near Tucson recently found nine migrants locked in a moving truck.
The people were discovered when agents opened the cargo area of the Penske rental truck on Thursday, the agency said in a news release issued today.
Eight of the people were from Mexico and the ninth was from Guatemala. All were processed for deportation.
The unidentified driver, a U.S. citizen, faces people-trafficking charges, the release said.
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