Illegal Immigrants Found Hiding In Trunk of Compact Car

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TUCSON, Ariz. – Willcox Station Border Patrol agents assigned to the State Route 80 immigration checkpoint near Tombstone apprehended two United States citizens caught smuggling two Mexican nationals in the trunk of a vehicle Friday evening.

A Border Patrol canine alerted agents to a 2009 Chevy Cobalt as it approached the primary inspection lane. The vehicle was referred for a secondary inspection, where agents discovered two adult men locked in the trunk.

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The female driver and male passenger, both U.S. citizens, face prosecution for smuggling while the two Mexican nationals are pending removal proceedings for immigration violations.

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