WARROAD, MINN – Twelve people were arrested in northwestern Minnesota after they had illegally entered the country from Canada.
On Sep. 25, a U.S. Border Patrol agent in Warroad was alerted that two vehicles had illegally crossed the Canadian border near Roseau. The agent found two cars that matched the description of those the suspects were driving at a Grygla gas station.
One of the drivers then drove off. The agent approached the other vehicle and questioned four people inside. He found that one was from Great Britain and three were from Ireland.
Information about the other car was then broadcast to other border patrol agents in the area. The next day, an agent found the vehicle at a restaurant in Bemidji.
And with the help of the Beltrami County Sheriff’s Office, the agent found a total of eight suspects. After questioning, the agent learned that seven of them were from Great Britain and one was from Ireland. They had all entered the country illegally and were taken into custody.
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