They had been concealed in a false wall of a moving truck that entered the port from Mexico on Nov.7, according to a press release.
The incident occurred around 12 p.m., when a 23-year-old male U.S. citizen arrived at the San Ysidro border in a truck and officers began inspecting the vehicle as it waited in line.
During the inspection, a CBP officer noticed that the rear door of the moving truck was ajar and a canine team alerted officers to the false wall.
Officers began opening the wall with a screwdriver and soon found a person hiding behind it.
The driver was immediately removed from the truck and taken to a secure area for further processing while officers drove the vehicle to a secure location and removed the false wall entirely.
A total of six Chinese nationals were freed from the vehicle.
The driver has since been taken into custody and transported to the Metropolitan Correctional Center to await criminal charges.
Officers also arrested the six Chinese nationals. They may also face criminal and immigration proceedings, officials said.
Speaking of the incident, CBP Director of Field Operations for San Diego, Pete Flores, said: “We routinely encounter persons from all over the world attempting to...
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OTMs...There were some of these guys in Born In East LA.
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Hey that picture is the US Border Patrol, not the CBP officers (dark blue uniforms) that work at the Ports of Entry. The BP work between the Ports of Entry. Field Operations is located at the POEs, not out between the POEs.
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