New Arizona Anti-Smuggling Law Quickly Lands 43 in Border County Jail

Cochise County Sheriff Mark Dannels in Bisbee, Ariz., on Dec. 7, 2021. Charlotte Cuthbertson/The Epoch Times

In the first three weeks of Arizona’s new anti-smuggling law, law enforcement officers in Cochise County arrested 43 alleged smugglers.

One of them is an 18-year-old college student who used his parents’ vehicle, according to Cochise County Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Carol Capas.