TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — A smuggler was found with a firearm during a vehicle stop near Sasabe, Arizona, according to U.S. Border Patrol Tucson Sector Chief John R. Modlin.
Last Friday, agents stopped a vehicle that was suspected of smuggling.
The 26-year-old driver was arrested after five Mexican citizens were found, said Chief Modlin.
Further investigation of the vehicle had agents discover a loaded firearm under the driver's seat.
Last Friday, Tucson Station border cameras observed a vehicle suspected of smuggling near Sasabe, AZ, that was later stopped. The driver, a 26-year-old U.S. citizen, was arrested smuggling five Mexican citizens. A loaded firearm under the driver’s seat was seized. #BorderSecurity pic.twitter.com/L546iFF7dX
— John R. Modlin (@USBPChiefTCA) December 16, 2022
On the same day, another incident near Highway 191 had agents recover a stolen pickup truck.
The vehicle was stopped and nine migrants were hiding in the bed of the truck.
Cochise County sheriffs took the truck and the migrants were arrested, explained Chief Modlin.
#StolenVehicle recovered by Willcox Station agents.
— John R. Modlin (@USBPChiefTCA) December 16, 2022
Near Hwy 191, nine migrants were discovered inside the bed of the stopped pickup truck last Friday. Three that fled the scene were later arrested with K9 assistance. @cc_sheriff took possession of the vehicle. #HonorFirst pic.twitter.com/2PSuQfa3hN
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Marcos Icahuate joined the KGUN team in September 2022. He previously worked on digital content in Southern California's Imperial County where he was raised.
