Border Patrol agents recently arrested 13 illegal immigrants disguised as U.S. Marines and riding in a fake military van according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
Official said the illegal immigrants were dressed in US Marine uniforms when apprehended at the Campo Border Patrol Westbound I-8 checkpoint on March 14 near Pine Valley, Calif. Two U.S. citizens in the van also were reportedly arrested.
After the suspicious white van was subjected to secondary inspection, it was determined that the driver of the vehicle and its front seat passenger were U.S. citizens who were attempting to smuggle 13 illegal immigrants into the United States. All of the vehicle’s occupants wore U.S. Marine uniforms, reportedly emblazoned with the name “Perez.”
