US Agents Arrest 18 Traffickers and 117 Illegals, Seize Cash, Vehicles, and Drugs

Special agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and agents with U.S. Border Patrol arrested 18 alien smugglers and seized cash, vehicles, and more than 1,000 pounds of marijuana last month in a joint effort. ICE press release

U.S. Border patrol agents working with ICE and Homeland Security capped a monthlong investigation by interdicting human trafficking activities around El Paso, Texas, and southern New Mexico.

According to an Immigrations and Customs Enforcement bulletin, special agents from the three different bureaus cooperated to arrest 18 people smuggling illegal aliens into the United States. These agents also arrested 117 illegal aliens.