35 Immigrants Found in Truck at Checkpoint
U.S. Border Patrol agents found 35 illegal Mexican immigrants crammed in the back of a truck Monday at a border checkpoint.
The immigrants, who told agents that they were in the truck for several hours without food, water or bathroom facilities, were found in a box-type truck at the Border Patrol station on Interstate 5, officials said.
“This is a prime example of the utter disregard alien smugglers have for the safety of their human cargo and why the Border Patrol considers them public enemy No. 1,” officials said in a prepared statement.
The driver of the truck, a Mexican citizen, had been arrested and was expected to be charged with smuggling, officials said.
Most of the illegal immigrants would be granted a voluntary return to Mexico. Border officials said those with a criminal history would probably be detained.
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