Many people were held in an immigration raid which was done on specific vans suspecting of bringing in people Mexico to Phoenix in the United States. According to the investigators, those having shuttle operating businesses aid the immigrant smugglers with the help of their enterprise. These mainly include businesses in Phoenix and Tucson.

There were around eight hundred federal agents apart from the local police and other deputies who raided the streets aiming these vans catering to migrating people from Mexico.

These businesses have been charged with illegal transportation of migrants across the border opening doors to the human smuggling system. As per the investigators, these illegal migrants were being mixed with the regular passengers and then are transported from Nogales via Tucson to end at Phoenix.

According to Rick Crocker, the ICE Deputy Special Agent who is in-charge says that these enterprises are the key behind the smuggling of humans in and out of the country. This would definitely hit them back real hard.

Around forty four people were taken under custody by the agents. Three more are still being searched for. Forty vans were confiscated and the authorities are on their way to catch hold of property worth ten million dollars.

This operation was completely supported by the Government of Mexico. Suspects have been arrested in the northern part of Mexico as well.