OCOTILLO, Calif. (FOX 5/KUSI) — U.S. Border Patrol agents in the El Centro Sector arrested a driver near Ocotillo this week after discovering three undocumented migrants hidden inside the trunk of a vehicle.
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Officials say agents stopped the vehicle during an enforcement operation near the Imperial County community, which is located just east of San Diego County.
During the stop, agents found an unaccompanied juvenile and two adults concealed in the trunk — all three were undocumented.
Officials also reported finding an unloaded pistol inside the vehicle’s center console.
According to authorities, the driver, a U.S. citizen, admitted to participating in a human smuggling attempt and now faces federal criminal charges.
The identities of the driver and migrants were not immediately released…