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Immigration crackdown yields 13 arrests on first night

The East Valley Tribune

On the first night of a “crackdown” on illegal immigrants, the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office arrested and jailed 13 people on suspicion of smuggling themselves or others into Arizona.

Deputies stopped two carloads of people on suspicion of traffic violations Friday night on or near U.S. 60 near Wickenburg, Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio said.

He said deputies pulled over a 2000 Chevrolet van at about 9 p.m. for a lights violation and found eight passengers inside. Deputies arrested one smuggler and six of his customers, who had each paid between $1,000 and $1,800 to be transported to the United States from Mexico.

Posted by Editor at July 23, 2007 07:55 AM

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