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Man Arrested on Suspicion of Human Trafficking

posted 9:22 am Thu May 08, 2008 - Bentonville

tags: human • trafficking • benton • county

Channel 7 News - Man Arrested on Suspicion of Human Trafficking

Authorities in northwest Arkansas say they've arrested a man on suspicion of human trafficking after they found him driving a van with 12 suspected illegal immigrants riding in the back.

A Benton County sheriff's deputy pulled over 19-year-old Osvaldo Cruz-Arellanes on Interstate 540 late Tuesday night. The van had a forged, handwritten license plate.

Authorities say Cruz-Arellanes told police he was being paid to smuggle the 12 Mexican nationals to Chicago, Memphis, Pennsylvania, Virginia and other locations.

Temple Black, a spokesman for U.S. Immigration and Custom Enforcement, says the eight men and four women will be deported to Mexico.

Authorities say the 12 crossed the border near Douglas, Arizona. Authorities would not say where Cruz-Arellanes is from.

(Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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silent_bob75

9:31 am on 05/09/08

I think that in order to be "firm" and "serious" we are going to have to enforce some type of physical punishment before we deport these individuals. I also don't agree that deporting all "12 million" of them would be a good idea either just for the fact that I enjoy good mexican food and it would be a tragedy if I could't fill my body with large amounts of cholesterol that it needs. So....I change my mind, let them all stay.

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