NEWFIELD, Ariz. — Border Patrol agents intercepted a second fake Border Patrol vehicle this week near the agency's Three Points Station, the chief patrol agent of the U.S. Border Patrol's Tucson Sector, John Modlin, said in a post on X.
Agents on Thursday arrested the driver of the cloned vehicle along with 11 undocumented individuals they believe were involved in a human smuggling incident.
One agent was assaulted during the arrest.
The case is being investigated by Homeland Security Investigations, the agency said.
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