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In this April 29,2010 file photo showing a drop house that was raided by the Arizona Department of Public Safety along with other law enforcement, yielding nine suspected illegal immigrants, three shown here, and three suspected human smugglers in Phoenix. Federal officials say the number of so-called "drophouses" discovered harboring illegal immigrants in the Phoenix area has decreased significantly over the last four years. They say the decrease is another indication that overall human smuggling activity in Arizona is declining. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin,File)
Dec 19, 2012

Number of migrant drop houses in Phoenix way down

Federal officials say the number of so-called "drophouses" discovered harboring illegal immigrants in the Phoenix area has decreased significantly over the last four years.

Aug 10, 2012

Officials report steep decline in ‘drop houses’ used by human smugglers

Police seizures of drop houses, where smugglers “stash” undocumented aliens en route to other parts of the country, have plummeted in Arizona this year, continuing a trend that began in 2008.

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