K9 team helps stop smuggling attempt near Sonoita as Tucson Sector agents catch 7

K9 team helps stop smuggling attempt near Sonoita as Tucson Sector agents catch 7

SONOITA, Ariz. (KVOA) - U.S. Border Patrol agents intercepted a smuggling attempt west of Sonoita, Ariz., involving seven individuals from Mexico. The incident unfolded when agents deployed spike strips to stop a fleeing vehicle.

Tucson Sector agents arrest teens for smuggling attempt

(KYMA, KECY) - Teens tripped up in a smuggling attempt, and fell on smuggling and possible gun charges. In a post to Facebook, the 18-year-old driver initially fled from agents at the Border Patrol Tucson Sector area, but stopped when her vehicle was spiked. The post said the agents then chased multiple people who bailed from the vehicle, including a 19-year-old passenger, who was later identified as a convicted felon. During the smuggling attem…