{"id":102632,"date":"2017-03-17T15:13:54","date_gmt":"2017-03-17T19:13:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/?p=102632"},"modified":"2017-03-17T15:13:54","modified_gmt":"2017-03-17T19:13:54","slug":"border-patrol-stops-driver-coming-mexico-discovers-4-chinese-nationals-hiding-trunk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/border-patrol-stops-driver-coming-mexico-discovers-4-chinese-nationals-hiding-trunk\/","title":{"rendered":"Border Patrol Stops Driver Coming From Mexico, Discovers 4 Chinese Nationals Hiding In The Trunk"},"content":{"rendered":"
SAN DIEGO \u2013<\/strong> U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the San Ysidro port of entry thwarted an alleged human-smuggling attempt Tuesday after discovering four Chinese nationals concealed in the trunk of a vehicle.<\/p>\n \u201cConcealing persons in vehicles is dangerous and could have severe consequences,\u201d said Pete Flores, Director of Field Operations for CBP in San Diego.\u00a0 \u201cSan Ysidro CBP officers stopped a violation of our immigration law and were able to resolve the incident safely.\u201d<\/p>\n The incident occurred at about 5:45 p.m., on Mar. 14, when a 24-year-old male U.S. citizen, entered the San Ysidro border crossing driving a 2014 Chrysler 200.\u00a0 While the vehicle was at the booth for inspection, a roving CBP Canine team\u2019s Narcotic\/Human Detector Dog alerted.\u00a0 Officers examined the vehicle\u2019s trunk and discovered four individuals crammed inside.<\/p>\n Officers extracted three females and one male, all Chinese nationals, from the trunk and escorted them to a secure location for further processing.\u00a0 Officers confirmed that the Chinese nationals had no legal ability to enter the United States.<\/p>\n The driver will face federal charges related to the incident. He was later transported to Metropolitan Correctional Center (MCC) to await arraignment.<\/p>\n CBP placed an immigration hold on the Chinese nationals to initiate removal from the United States at the conclusion of the criminal proceedings.<\/p>\n CBP officers seized the vehicle.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" SAN DIEGO \u2013 U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the San Ysidro port of entry thwarted an alleged human-smuggling attempt Tuesday after discovering four Chinese nationals concealed in the trunk of a vehicle. \u201cConcealing persons in vehicles is dangerous and could have severe consequences,\u201d said Pete Flores, Director of Field Operations for CBP in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3507,"featured_media":102633,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":[]},"categories":[1,54,4533],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"\n