VAN NUYS – Federal immigration agents arrested two people Friday at a Van Nuys home suspected of being a hub of human trafficking and other criminal activity, authorities said.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials posted on social media that agents served a warrant at a home “tied to national security threats.”
“Earlier this week, seven Iranian nationals were arrested at the same address — including individuals on the FBI Terror Watchlist and associates of an Iranian human trafficking network,” according to CBP. “The location has been repeatedly used to harbor illegal entrants linked to terrorism.”
CBP officials said the operation was led by the CBP Special Response Team, along with Border Patrol tactical units and Air and Marine Operations.
CBP officials said the agency “is taking aggressive action to shut down smuggling networks and remove national security threats before they can do harm.”
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