Phoenix police rescue kidnapped woman linked to smuggling family
Phoenix police arrested six people suspected of kidnapping a 22-year-old woman whose family was linked to a group of drug-smugglers accused of running as much as 70 bales of marijuana into Arizona each week from Mexico.
Karely Sauceda had been missing since May 5. After a week of surveillance and negotiations for her release, members of the Phoenix Police Home Invasion Kidnapping Unit tracked the victim to a south Phoenix home, investigators said.
Sauceda was rescued about 7 a.m. Thursday from a home in the 7200 block of South 46th Lane, in a neighborhood northeast of Baseline Road and 51st Avenue.
Lt. Lauri Burgett said investigators tracked the victim after searching for five hours early Thursday morning, linking suspects to multiple locations after making an initial arrest.
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