Border agents catch13 illegal immigrants all wearing marine uniforms 'embroidered with the name 'Perez' 
Border patrol agents have caught 13 illegal immigrants wearing U.S. Marine uniforms at checkpoint near San Diego. The immigrants were in a van that was stopped along Interstate 8 on March 14. The
van had a U.S. government license plate with an altered number, Border Patrol spokesman Michael Jimenez said. He did not know where the group obtained the military uniforms. Fake plates: The registration actually belongs to a van owned by the U.S. government. 'This effort is an example of the lengths smugglers will go through to avoid detection, and the skilled
and effective police work of the agents and the customs and border protection,' he said. Two U.S. citizens who were with the immigrants were arrested on suspicion of alien smuggling. Three of
the immigrants were being held in federal custody as witnesses and the others ere returned to Mexico, their country of origin, he said. The Naval Criminal Investigative Service and order Patrol were conducting a joint investigation of the incident. NCIS spokesman Ed Buice said he couldn't discuss details, but 'there are several obvious questions that need to be answered 'It is not known if the two U.S. Citizens who were arrested have been it the military.officials believe the van the U.S. Calexico the vicle is registered in Yucca Valley California. The fake number plates actually belong to a van registered to the .S. Marine Corps.
Border patrol agents have caught 13 illegal immigrants wearing U.S. Marine uniforms at checkpoint near San Diego. The immigrants were in a van that was stopped along Interstate 8 on March 14. Thevan had a U.S. government license plate with an altered number, Border Patrol spokesman Michael Jimenez said. He did not know where the group obtained the military uniforms. Fake plates: The registration actually belongs to a van owned by the U.S. government. 'This effort is an example of the lengths smugglers will go through to avoid detection, and the skilled
and effective police work of the agents and the customs and border protection,' he said. Two U.S. citizens who were with the immigrants were arrested on suspicion of alien smuggling. Three of
the immigrants were being held in federal custody as witnesses and the others ere returned to Mexico, their country of origin, he said. The Naval Criminal Investigative Service and order Patrol were conducting a joint investigation of the incident. NCIS spokesman Ed Buice said he couldn't discuss details, but 'there are several obvious questions that need to be answered 'It is not known if the two U.S. Citizens who were arrested have been it the military.officials believe the van the U.S. Calexico the vicle is registered in Yucca Valley California. The fake number plates actually belong to a van registered to the .S. Marine Corps.
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