60 seized in raid on suspected drophouse
Brent Whiting
The Arizona Republic
Mar. 5, 2008 03:34 PM
About 60 illegal immigrants were detained Wednesday after federal agents raided a Glendale home that they described as a drophouse for alien smuggling.
The agents, backed with a search warrant, swooped down on the property in the 5000 block of West Vista Avenue between Glendale and Northern avenues.
Among the 60 were five identified as possible "coyotes," or alien smugglers, said Vinnie Picard, a Phoenix spokesman for Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
The 60 will be held, pending further investigation into their immigration status, Picard said. Investigators were unsure how long they had been kept at the single-family home.
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60 seized in raid on suspected drophouse (Arizona Republic)
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