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It was a hoax, UPS van stopped with illegal immigrants

May 24, 2012

A UPS van full of illegal immigrants was stopped in Niland, California on Tuesday. U.S. Border Patrol agents stopped the driver as he tried to evade a highway checkpoint near the Mexican border. The UPS van looked like a valid deliver vehicle except for the company decal on the back door, it was slightly crooked. The driver was a U.S. citizen, Daniel Lopez and he is now being charged for illegal transportation of aliens in the federal court.

The illegal immigrants told authorities that they had agreed to pay 5-8K each to be smuggled into the United States. Last year, a white van with 13 illegal immigrants dressed as Marines were stopped at a Border Patrol checkpoint near San Diego, CA. The Border Patrol agent had previously served as a Marine and he was not fooled by these imposters.

In the last couple of years, smugglers have used fake vehicles like the UPS van to transport illegal immigrants. Signs that can give these vehicles away are misspellings on company logos and crooked decals.

What are your thoughts? Have you ever seen a deliver vehicle of any sort that just didn’t look right?

What are your thoughts? Have you ever seen a deliver vehicle of any sort that just didn’t look right?