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Woman arrested after border patrol agents find two Mexican nationals in her trunk

Posted at 9:18 PM, May 15, 2018
and last updated 2018-05-16 09:26:41-04

The U.S. Border Patrol said that they arrested a 22-year-old Tucson woman after Nogales Border Patrol agents found two Mexican nationals hiding in the trunk of her vehicle at an immigration checkpoint on Monday night. 

Agents referred the woman to secondary inspection, and when agents opened the trunk, the found two men in their 20s inside. 

They arrested the driver for human smuggling and seized the vehicle. 

The Mexican nationals were processed for immigration violations. 

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