MT. VERNON, Ill. (WJPF) – A traffic stop in Mt. Vernon led to a human trafficking investigation and the arrest of a California man.
According to the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, a state trooper stopped 41-year-old Jose Navarro-Laguna’s vehicle Wednesday on Interstate 57, near the Mt. Vernon Exit, and saw signs of human trafficking.
A 21-year-old female passenger in the vehicle was an illegal immigrant. She was detained and taken into the custody of Homeland Security. Jose Navarro-Laguna was arrested on immigration charges.
