Driver arrested at US/Mexico border after 4 Chinese immigrants found stuffed in trunk

US customs officers discovered four Chinese citizens crammed into the trunk of a car at the US/Mexico border. (U.S. Customs and Border Protection)
A driver entering the U.S. from Mexico was arrested Tuesday after customs officials discovered four Chinese immigrants stuffed in the trunk of his car.
The man, a 24-year-old U.S. citizen, was crossing through the San Ysidro border crossing in San Diego around 5:45 p.m. local time in a 2014 Chrysler 200 sedan when he stopped at the inspection booth, according to a news release from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
While the vehicle was at the booth, a roving canine team was then alerted to the sedan.
When officers opened the truck, they found three women and one man, all Chinese citizens, packed tightly into the trunk.
Customs officials said the four did not have legal authorization to enter the U.S., and later placed an immigration hold on the group to initiate removal from the U.S. at the conclusion of criminal proceedings.
“Concealing persons in vehicles is dangerous and could have severe consequences,” Pete Flores, Director of Field Operations for CBP in San Diego said in a statement. “San Ysidro CBP officers stopped a violation of our immigration law and were able to resolve the incident safely.”
The driver faces federal immigration smuggling charges, and was transported to the Metropolitan Correctional Center to await arraignment.
Customs officials also seized the man's car.

 

Misleading headline; immigrants don't hide in car trunks; they simply show their passport and visa and walk into the USA.
Illegals hide in car trunks. Here's the story on those 4 Chinese. They jumped ship in Panama then were smuggled North to USA.
The women were told they will work in restaurants in America and probably the guy also. Once they get to America the Chinese Snakeheads (Mafia) take their paperwork and id's and the good looking ones are placed in Oriental Massage Parlors and the others work in restaurants.
Loose border patrol policies allow this to happen.
The Chinese women are in a real mess, because if they don't cooperate their families back in China are in danger. If they have children back in China, their children's lives are in danger. The American politicians know all this and have known about it for years, that's why those massage parlors are out in the open with all the bright neon lights; nothing to fear.