Overview
- The stop at the San Ysidro Port of Entry on Feb. 27 began with officers inspecting a 2005 GMC SUV driven by a 20-year-old man.
- A CBP canine team alerted to the undercarriage, prompting a secondary search that uncovered a person inside a non-factory compartment in the gas-tank area.
- Emergency crews took the concealed Mexican national to Scripps Mercy Hospital in Chula Vista for treatment of burn injuries.
- Officers arrested the driver and booked him into the Metropolitan Correctional Center in San Diego.
- CBP disclosed the case Monday and quoted Port Director Mariza Marin, who condemned smugglers’ tactics and praised officers’ work.