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Agents Find 3 (Illegal) Immigrants in Duffel Bags
2006-09-22
Falfurrias, Texas (AP)— Agents working an immigration checkpoint found three illegal immigrants hidden in sealed nylon duffel bags, Customs and Border Protection said Thursday. None of the illegal immigrants found during the two consecutive stops Wednesday was harmed. All declined medical attention, though agents said they were sweating profusely.

In the first stop, agents searched a Dodge Durango with a Border Patrol dog after the driver and passenger appeared nervous. They found five people, including a woman and 5-year-old in a zipped duffel bag. The driver, a 39-year-old U.S. citizen, and the passenger, a 23-year-old U.S. citizen, were arrested and charged with alien smuggling.

Agents then searched the next vehicle after seeing a foot move under the back seat. Agents found four illegal immigrants, one concealed in a duffel bag. The driver, a 23-year-old U.S. citizen, was arrested and charged with alien smuggling. The illegal immigrants were returned to Mexico.

Falfurrias is about 75 miles north of the Mexican border.
Posted by:Speater Flump2829

#5  Don't let the democraps know the drivers seemed nervous, that's profiling.
Posted by: wxjames   2006-09-22 20:08  

#4  Bagged a few did they?
Posted by: Besoeker   2006-09-22 17:45  

#3  Bagged a few did they?
Posted by: Besoeker   2006-09-22 17:45  

#2  Agents said they found the people because the driver seemed nervous, but maybe it was just the stink emanating from those very sweaty people in the hot duffel bags.
Posted by: Glenmore   2006-09-22 15:16  

#1  In case you're wondering, the temperature there was 91 degrees all afternoon. Musta been damn hot in that nylon bag.
Posted by: GK   2006-09-22 12:27  

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