US EditionShocking Image Shows Man Hidden Inside Vehicle’s Gas Tank in Attempted Smuggling, Officials Say
CBP officers found a Mexican national concealed in a gas tank compartment during a smuggling attempt; the individual was hospitalized with burn injuries, officials said.
- On Feb. 27, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers arrested a 20-year-old man driving a 2005 GMC SUV at the San Ysidro Port of Entry for attempting to smuggle a Mexican national hidden in the vehicle's gas tank.
- A canine team alerted officers to the vehicle's undercarriage during initial inspection, prompting a secondary examination where they discovered a person concealed inside a "non-factory compartment" within the fuel tank.
- Emergency personnel transported the concealed individual to Scripps Mercy Hospital in Chula Vista for treatment of severe burn injuries sustained inside the gas tank during the smuggling attempt.
- The driver, whose name remains unreleased, was arrested and booked into the Metropolitan Correctional Center in San Diego following the incident.
- San Ysidro Port Director Mariza Marin said the case "underscores the dangerous and inhumane tactics employed by smugglers," adding that CBP remains committed to disrupting such operations.
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A Mexican immigrant was discovered while trying to cross the border with Mexico hidden in a compartment built next to the fuel tank of a vehicle, which caused burns, reported Monday by the U.S. immigration authorities. The finding occurred on February 27 at a routine inspection by the Customs and Border Protection Office (CBP) in the port of entry of San Ysidro (California), one of the busiest in the world. CBP’s canine team drew the attention o…
A Mexican migrant was discovered while trying to cross the border with Mexico hidden in a compartment built next to the fuel tank of a vehicle, which caused burns, the U.S. immigration authorities reported this Monday.The finding occurred on February 27 at a routine inspection by the Customs and Border Protection Office (CBP) in the port of entry of San Ysidro (California), one of the busiest in the world. CBP's canine team drew the attention of…
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