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96 Immigrants Found Inside Fruit Truck

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NOGALES, Ariz. (July 31) -- Arizona authorities stopped a refrigerated truck hauling fruit and found almost 100 illegal immigrants -- some as young as 9 -- crammed inside the trailer in near-freezing temperatures, officials said Thursday.
A tip from federal agents led an Arizona Department of Public Safety officer to make the stop for an equipment violation Wednesday night on Interstate 19, north of the border city of Nogales.
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During a search of the trailer, the officer discovered 96 immigrants from Mexico and Guatemala in the trailer, which had an inside temperature of 34 degrees and was also carrying 17 pallets of mangoes, authorities said. But the immigrants hadn't been in the trailer very long and no one was injured, the department said.
Another undocumented immigrant was discovered in the truck's cab. A breakdown of the number and children and adults was not immediately available. The children ranged in age from 9 to 12.
The undocumented immigrants will be sent back to their home countries, officials said.
Authorities said the driver of the trailer -- Luis Antonio Mendoza, 26, of Fresno, Calif. -- was arrested and charged Thursday with conspiracy to transport illegal immigrants for profit.
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2009-07-31 05:37:44
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WSowlessr

07:06 PMJul 31 2009

Hey Chiquita wanna see my banana?

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Captcolt45

07:05 PMJul 31 2009

Last year I had a lawyer friend who on his way home from work, it winter and night time. He was coming up to an 4 way stop when a drunk driver not from this country, no license drove through and hit him. Killed him out right and their was and other young couple that were suppose to get married the end of the week. They were also killed along with the drunk. This bum should have never made it into the U.S.A.

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Ouy Coy

07:04 PMJul 31 2009

its a fact....illegal entry into this country is ILLEGAL. you can have special interest groups that take up for those that want to enter into this country and have them defend this practice, but it is Wrong. Our government seems to be bent on ignoring the problem and sweeping it under the rug. but the fact is: these avenues of illegal entry are sure lines of the desstruction of this country. THey can be used by goverments, and terrorist groups such as Al-queda, they can be used by communists who want to infiltrate populations that support that philoilphy. Its a simple matter: Countries do not allow illegal entry.. Why is the US different? Our Politicians are just too crooked or yellow to understand.

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Jack2371

07:04 PMJul 31 2009

ANYONE NOTICE THE ILLEGAL FLASHING A GANG SIGN, GREAT COUNTRY, THEY SHOULD HAVE LEFT THEM IN THE TRUCK

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BlueTickLAM

07:04 PMJul 31 2009

I look at this story & say hell yeah we caught us some illegals. I could sit here & say hope all them bastids froze. I could sit here and say ,burn whomever put those people ,wanting to better themselves ,in a fuking refridgerator truck .I'm sorry folks I dont want anyone have to die. I've seen too much of it .And i'm the biggest racist probably in AOL history !

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meandmy2monkeys

07:04 PMJul 31 2009

I cannot stand them! How pathetic!

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FredLeinberger

07:03 PMJul 31 2009

I wonder if their wet-backs turned into ice in the refrigerated truck. Dumb beaners! Too bad they didn't freeze to death, the driver could of said it was mexican frozen food. Ha hahahahahaha!!!!!

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miserlyspice

07:03 PMJul 31 2009

Well it is agreed that no one wants these peole coming into the country especially now that most people are unemployed.However they are immigrants like most of us.Native americans are the only ones that deserve to call this country home.I do not see whitefolk lining up to do the menial jobs these people are willing to do for menial pay.If anything whitefolk are leading when it comes to collecting benefits ,yelling the loudest that their jobs are being taken away.Not all people who speak with an accent are illegal some came here legally are more skilled than so called "citizens" earn better pay and they deserve it.There will always be a demand for skilled labor DO NOT HATE if you got laid off due to your limited educational skills .No company is going to hire you over an immigrant especially where they have more education,more skill, complain less and produce more.NOT ALL IMMIGRANTS WORK MINIMUM OR DEAD END JOBS MOST ARE EDUCATED WORK HARD DO NOT COMMIT CRIMES AND DEFINATELY DO NOT SPEA...

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Scony69

07:01 PMJul 31 2009

THANK YOU DEBBIE FOR BEING A FINGER EXPERT

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Onemissourian

07:01 PMJul 31 2009

SORRY PAL BUT NATIVE AMERICANS LINAGE IHAS BEEN DNA TRACKED BACK TO NORTHERN EUROPE. THEY CAME ACROSS ASIA AND THE BERING SEA AND DOWN THE WEST COAST OF AMERICA TO SETTLE HERE. IT'S A FACT LOOK IT UP .

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Arizona authorities stopped a refrigerated truck hauling fruit and found almost 100 illegal immigrants _ some as young as 9 _ crammed inside the trailer in near-freezing temperatures, officials said Thursday.