61 Mexican Illegals Found Hiding in Big Rig Near Border
Tuesday, May 06, 2008
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May 3: 61 suspected illegal immigrants from Mexico are seen after being found in a tractor-trailer about 45 miles east of San Diego.
SAN DIEGO — The Border Patrol has discovered 61 suspected illegal immigrants from Mexico inside a tractor-trailer on Interstate 8 near San Diego.
Border Patrol agents discovered them inside the eastbound truck during a vehicle stop Saturday night, about 45 miles east of San Diego. They were hiding behind bales of cardboard.
The agency said Monday that it arrested the driver, 29-year-old Jose Pina Flores, who will be charged with immigrant smuggling. The Border Patrol says the Mexican man admitted being in the U.S. illegally.
No injuries were reported.
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