Mexican cops discover FAKE U.S. Customs and Border Protection truck with convincing logos carrying 17 would-be migrants Story by Adry Torres For Dailymail.com • 25 July 2923 11:12 AM
Cops in Tijuana, Mexico, intercepted a fake U.S. Customs and Border Protection pickup truck on Saturday The vehicle was being used in an attempt to smuggle 17 Mexican nationals across the border The pickup truck contained decal stickers of the CBP on each side and a green label that read Border Patrol on the hatch Mexico authorities seized a fake U.S. Border Patrol pickup truck that was being used by smugglers in an attempt to sneak 17 Mexican nationals across the border.
The white Ford F150 was stopped by local police in Ladrillera, a remote area in the Mexican border city of Tijuana on Saturday.
Images taken by authorities showed the pickup truck had replica decal stickers from U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) that were applied on each side of the vehicle as well as a label with a series of digits that apparently identified the vehicle.
The truck's hatch featured a sticker that read Border Patrol in green lettering.
Smugglers in Mexico were able to set up a white pickup truck to resemble the ones that are used by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection. The fake truck was carrying 17 Mexican nationals when it was pulled over Saturday in Ladrillera, a remote area in the border city of Tijuana Smugglers in Mexico were able to set up a white pickup truck to resemble the ones that are used by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection. The fake truck was carrying 17 Mexican nationals when it was pulled over Saturday in Ladrillera, a remote area in the border city of Tijuana
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Authorities said the 17 Mexican nationals were placed in custody of the Institute of National Migration
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Investigators found that the pickup truck was used by smugglers to pressure migrants into believing that traveling aboard the vehicle ensured easy entry into the United States.
They were promised that they would not have to presenting legal documents and that they would not be subjected to revisions.
The individuals– residents from the states of Puebla, Tepic, Nayarit, Culiacán y Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Guerrero, Jalisco, Oaxaca, Ciudad de México and Michoacán– were placed in custody of the National Institute of Migration.
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