Officials released a photo this week showing the woman tucked into a ball and laying inside the luggage in the back of a vehicle.
The woman, a Thai national
named Pornkamol Mongkolsermsak, was charged with re-entry after deportation,
CBP spokesman Victor Brabble said.
She was discovered on
December 30, when inspectors at the border referred the driver of a Honda SUV
for a secondary inspection, CBP said in a statement.
When officers inspected the
vehicle, they opened up the suitcase and found the 48-year-old woman hidden underneath
some clothing.
Authorities did not release
the name of the 56-year-old Phoenix man who was driving the SUV.
The case has been turned
over to Immigration and Customs Enforcement, CBP said.
Her situation must be really bad
ReplyDeleteThe man could have suffocated and die
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