McALLEN, Texas – Customs inspectors in Laredo caught a 31-year-old Mexican woman trying to enter the U.S. hidden inside a suitcase.
Customs and Border Protection says on Thursday it arrested 29-year-old Maria Candelaria Moreno, from Milwaukee, Wis. She was driving a Ford Explorer. Also arrested was Ricardo Moreno Esparza, a passenger who’s a Mexican citizen.
They were charged with aiding and abetting an illegal entry.
The woman hidden in the suitcase in their vehicle was processed for expedited return to Mexico.
