Human smuggling bust on I-8 near Yuma, truck driver arrested

YUMA (KVOA) - Border patrol agents with the Wellton Station arrested a truck driver after the driver tried to smuggle eight illegal aliens in a semi-truck Thursday, February 4, according U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
Border Patrol agents helped with a vehicle stop just east of the Ligurta Rest Area on Interstate eastbound lanes at around 5 p.m.
They found eight illegal aliens in the cabin area of the semi-truck.
Border patrol agents conducted immigration inspections of the occupants and di