3 traffic stops near Camp Verde net 35 illegal aliens
Reported by: Deborah Stocks
Last Update: 4/16 2:49 pm
Within a one-hour period, three traffic stops along Interstate 17 near Camp Verde led Yavapai County Sheriff's deputies to arrest 35 undocumented immigrants.
At about 11:45 p.m. Tuesday, a deputy stopped a van traveling north on I-17 that they said was obviously heavily loaded.
It was also weaving in its lane and traveling at a speed significantly slower than the 75 mph highway speed limit.
The driver was unlicensed and he and the 15 other people in the van were found to be undocumented immigrants from Mexico, according to a police report.
In a second stop, around 12:30 a.m., a deputy pulled over a van that also appeared to be heavily loaded and was traveling only 38 mph on I-17 near Camp Verde.
The deputy found that the driver was from Mexico, unlicensed and had six passengers in the van who were also from Mexico.
All seven were determined to be undocumented immigrants.
Around 12:45 a.m. Wednesday, a YCSO deputy stopped another van on I-17 near Camp Verde that appeared to be heavily loaded and was traveling much slower than the posted speed limit.
When the van stopped, the driver fled across four lanes of the highway and ran into a nearby residential area.
The deputy was able to detain the other 12 people in the van, who were determined to be undocumented immigrants.
Documents in the van indicated it had previously been used to transport immigrants to Colorado.
All 35 immigrants were taken to the Camp Verde jail to be turned over to Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers for transport to Phoenix and deportation processing.
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