INDIO 性视界传媒 U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the El Centro Sector arrested two United States citizens attempting to smuggle two unaccompanied children illegally in the U.S.
The incident occurred Tuesday when a silver SUV approached the Highway 86 immigration checkpoint near Westmorland, California. The vehicle was driven by a woman, who was accompanied by another woman. Additionally, two girls were asleep in the rear passenger seats.
The driver initially claimed they were traveling from Arizona to California but later admitted to having crossed into the United States from Mexico via the San Luis Port of Entry. After noting discrepancies in the driver性视界传媒檚 story, an Indio Station Border Patrol agent assigned to the checkpoint referred the vehicle to secondary inspection.
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性视界传媒淎nd this, folks, is how the trafficking of children starts,性视界传媒 said Chief Patrol Agent Gregory K. Bovino of the El Centro Sector. 性视界传媒淚t性视界传媒檚 almost unbearable to think about what heinous crimes await children who aren性视界传媒檛 with their parents. The border environment has been rife with this type of activity over the past several years; however, the focus has now shifted, and heavy sentences await smugglers who hurt kids.性视界传媒
Both the driver and the adult passenger are being charged with alien smuggling.
The smuggler性视界传媒檚 vehicle was seized as evidence.
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