PD: Suspicious traffic stop leads to west Phoenix drop house (ABC15-AZ)

PD: Suspicious traffic stop leads to west Phoenix drop house
Reported by: Katie Fisher
Last Update: 6:14 am

PHOENIX -- Twelve people were arrested Monday after a suspicious traffic stop led police to a west Phoenix drop house, according to officials.

Lt. John White, with Maryvale police, said officers stopped a car for speeding near McDowell Road and 55th Avenue Monday night and found one man in the car without identification.

After searching the man's vehicle, police reportedly found a false compartment in the back of the radio.

White said officers found $2,000 stashed in the compartment, along with a note saying that $1,000 would be delivered Tuesday to a home near Lower Buckeye and 67th Avenue. The note reportedly suggested the location was a drop house.

When police arrived at the home, between 10 and 15 people could be seen running from the house.

Phoenix police reportedly set up a perimeter in the neighborhood and were able to capture 10 men and two juvenile males.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement spokesperson Vincent Picard confirmed all of the suspects are Mexican citizens.

White said because all of the males crossed onto other people's property, they will be charged with criminal trespassing. The suspects will reportedly face both federal and state charges.