TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — A Willcox Station agent from the U.S. Border Patrol stopped a suspicious car that was smuggling Guatemalan citizens.
The incident occurred on August 9 south of Benson, AZ.
The driver happened to be a 17-year-old and was smuggling four Guatemalan citizens.
Agents within the Tucson Sector continue to run into children who have been recruited for human smuggling.
A Willcox Station agent stopped a suspicious vehicle south of Benson, AZ, on August 9. The agent determined the driver, a 17-year-old U.S. citizen, was smuggling four Guatemalan citizens.
— John R. Modlin (@USBPChiefTCA) August 18, 2023
Tucson Sector agents continue to encounter juveniles recruited for #HumanSmuggling. pic.twitter.com/fdBK4qWSiC
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