TUCSON, Ariz. – Nogales Border Patrol agents arrested a 19-year-old male after finding a Mexican national concealed in the trunk of his vehicle Tuesday morning at the Intestate 19 Immigration Checkpoint.
Agents working the primary inspection lane referred the U.S. citizen and Glendale resident for a secondary inspection of his Nissan Sentra. When agents opened the vehicle’s trunk, they discovered a 36-year-old man locked inside.
Agents arrested the driver for human smuggling and seized the vehicle. The Mexican national was processed for immigration violations.
