Two teenagers from Tucson were arrested Saturday when Border Patrol agents found two Mexican citizens in the trunk of their vehicle.
Agents arrested the 19-year-old driver and 18-year-old passenger from Tucson on suspicion of human smuggling after they sped away from the Interstate 19 checkpoint near Amado Saturday night, the Border Patrol's Tucson Sector said in a news release.
After fleeing the checkpoint, the driver of the Dodge Avenger lost control of the vehicle and crashed on I-19 near Arivaca, according to the news release. Agents found a 24-year-old woman and a 19-year-old man, both Mexican citizens, in the vehicle's trunk.
No injuries were reported, but the Border Patrol cautioned the public about the dangers of riding in a trunk.
