Agents Seize Hearse Attempting to Smuggle 6 Illegal Immigrants
TUCSON, Ariz. –Tucson Border Patrol agents observed an out of the ordinary vehicle near the border and arrested two United States citizen accused of transporting six illegal aliens Thursday afternoon.
At approximately 11:00 p.m., agents operating the Tucson Sector camera system observed a vehicle acting suspiciously in an area known for human and drug smuggling approximately one mile north of the border near Sasabe, Arizona.
An agent on patrol stopped the vehicle approximately four miles north of the border on State Route 286. Upon approaching the vehicle, the agent observed individuals in camouflage clothing lying in the back.
The driver and front seat passenger were placed under arrest for human smuggling and six immigrants admitted to being in the United States illegally.
The hearse was seized per Tucson Sector guidelines.
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