Mon, Jul 06, 2009

Arizona / West

Customs agent is indicted in human-smuggling case

The Associated Press
Tucson, Arizona | Published: 06.05.2008
PHOENIX — A federal customs agent was indicted on charges of conducting a human-smuggling operation in the Yuma area.
The U.S. Attorney's Office in Phoenix announced charges against 44-year-old Jose Magana of Yuma and three others.
Prosecutors say a federal grand jury returned a 22-count indictment alleging Magana and others conspired to bring illegal immigrants into the U.S.
The arrests occurred last month in the Yuma area.