A 23-year-old was arrested Sunday after San Diego Border Patrol agents said he tried to smuggle six Mexican nationals into the United States.
The U.S. citizen, not identified by agents, was charged federally with human smuggling; the six others also were arrested, according to a news release from the U.S. Border Patrol.
Agents said they stopped a Chevrolet pickup on I-5 north of Oceanside at about 10:30 a.m. Sunday. The driver had four passengers in the cab and two others laying down in the bed of the truck.
The seven people were taken to the Border Patrol checkpoint just south of San Clemente and later arrested.
The pickup was seized by Border Patrol.
To report suspicious activity to the Border Patrol, call San Diego’s sector at 619-498-9900.
