Federal law enforcement agents in Arizona arrested two U.S. teenagers, including one minor, accused of smuggling non-U.S. citizens north from the Mexico border and assaulting a Border Patrol agent while attempting to get away.
2 U.S. citizens, ages 17 and 19, are facing criminal charges following a smuggling attempt. A Willcox agent stopped the SUV on SR-80, but the driver fled, dragging the agent approx. 6 ft. The driver, passenger, and 4 migrants were arrested. Fortunately, the agent was unharmed. pic.twitter.com/RQsUmH7VAP
Customs and Border Protection did not release the gender, name, or additional information about the two suspects. The Tucson region is one of nine regions the Border Patrol divides the 2,000-mile-long southern border into. In fiscal 2023, which ended in September, agents across the entire southern border arrested a little more than 2 million people for illegally entering the country.