2 Americans Arrested for Allegedly Smuggling 33 Illegal Immigrants in Horse Trailer

A group of illegal immigrants who were found shoulder to shoulder in an enclosed horse trailer by U.S. Tucson sector border agents on Sept. 25, 2022. Courtesy of U.S. Customs and Border Protection

Authorities arrested two armed U.S. citizens and dozens of illegal immigrants during a traffic stop on Sept. 25 in what is suspected to be a human smuggling case, according to officials.

In a Sept. 29 press release, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said agents in the Tucson sector, assisted by the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office, “rescued 33 migrants, seized thousands in cash, and arrested two smugglers in possession of firearms.”