Border Patrol detained 15 people for smuggling, illegal entry since July 1
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) – The U.S. Border Patrol says agents stopped three separate illegal entries since July 1, two of which involved attempts to smuggle people into the U.S. from Canada.
On July 1, agents detected a man walking toward the border near Lake Metigoshe. The Border Patrol obtained a description of a vehicle associated with the man from a nearby security camera and agents stopped the vehicle north of Minot. Four people were arrested.
On July 4, a vehicle crossing the border was located near Kenmare, North Dakota. Six people suspected of illegal entry were transported to the Portal Station for processing.
On July 8, agents conducted a vehicle stop near Bottineau and arrested five people.
Federal charges including illegal entry and smuggling-related offenses are pending.
The Border Patrol says the nationalities of those apprehended are American, Mexican, Polish, and Canadian, consisting of 11 males and 5 females, with ages ranging from 21-67.
