tricities.com (Tennessee/Virginia)
UNICOI County, Tennessee -- A man, deported once from the region, is back behind bars in the Tri-Cities on similar charges. Authorities deported the man to Mexico two years ago after he served time on drug charges. Last night, police say he led them on a three county police chase.
Unicoi County deputies attempted to arrest Abel Cigarroa on drug charges last night when he drove off. After chasing him through Unicoi, Washington, and Carter counties. He flipped his car on a curve on Old Milligan Highway.
Cigarroa is in the Unicoi County jail today charged with several crimes including felony evading arrest. He is the fourth illegal alien in two days to end up behind bars in the Tri-Cities region. Federal grand jurors in Greeneville indicted three others on drug charges. The arrests may be a sign of a growing problem.
Unicoi County Sheriff Kent Harris says he arrests illegals weekly, most on drug charges, but even after the government deports the suspects, they find their way back. He has a cabinet full of illegal alien files. It grows every week and many faces are all too familiar.
Posted by tyne at June 23, 2007