Human Smuggling Arrest Made Near Parowan

(Iron County, UT) — An Iron County man is facing charges following a human smuggling arrest in Iron County. The Utah Highway Patrol says they stopped an SUV early yesterday morning near Parowan after the vehicle was moving “slowly.” The car was eventually pulled over and the trooper found eight undocumented workers inside, plus 18-year-old Chan Paxtor-Pascual. He told troopers he was being paid to take the workers to Colorado for work. He also allegedly admitted to doing a similar transport before.