Arizona authorities say 53 immigrants held against will

Updated Tuesday, May 13, 2008 0:00 am TWN, AP

Arizona authorities say 53 immigrants held against will

PHOENIX -- Fifty-three illegal immigrants found Sunday had been held against their will in a fortified home by suspected smugglers demanding more money, authorities said.

The group of rescued immigrants included two 13-year-old girls, three women and a mentally disabled man. The rest were men, Department of Public Safety spokesman Harold Sanders said.

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