Illegal immigrant drop houses on rise in Inland area
Thirty-seven smuggled illegal immigrants from six countries were found jammed inside a tiny bedroom in the 1800 block of Martin Luther King Boulevard in Riverside last September.
By David Olson and Special To The Press-Enterprise | Press-Enterprise
February 12, 2011 at 12:00 am
Inland homes are becoming increasingly popular sites for
illegal-immigrant drop houses, places where people smuggled across
the border are held until family members can pay for their release,
federal officials say.
The drop houses often bring violence to Inland neighborhoods.
Two smugglers were shot to death last year in Moreno Valley. Last
week, federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials
arrested four men who threatened to kill or cut off the feet of an
illegal immigrant being held captive in a dark room in a Rubidoux
house unless his sister paid a $3,500 ransom.
https://www.pe.com/2011/02/12/illegal-immigrant-drop-houses-on-rise-in-inland-area/
