92 Aliens Found in Trailer Rig

Two Los Angeles police officers flung open the back doors of a trailer rig parked near a produce loading dock early this morning and found 92 illegal aliens crammed inside, officials said. The officers had become suspicious when they saw what they thought was a burglar get out of a van and into the truck about 12:30 a.m. at a warehouse near Olympic Boulevard and Alameda Street. Temperature inside the truck was approximately 100 degrees.

Agents from the Immigration and Naturalization Service took 89 of the illegal aliens back to Mexico early this morning. Three others have asked for deportation hearings. Agents said that the aliens had apparently crossed the Mexican border in small groups and had been picked up in San Diego and shuttled to Los Angeles in the trailer. INS is searching for the smugglers.