Feds arrest two, seize firearms and big rig during raid at Arizona trucking school

Federal authorities arrested two people while executing a search warrant at a truck driving school in Arizona.

On August 11, 2026, agents with Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) executed a federal search warrant at a trucking school located in Nogales, according to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

ICE said that the warrant was executed because “agents suspect a connection to illegal hiring practice and cabotage, illegally transporting goods or passengers between two places in the same country by a carrier registered in a different country.”

During the operation, two Mexican nationals were arrested.

Additionally, HSI agents seized “multiple firearms” and a tractor trailer.

ICE shared details about the raid on the August 31, the same day that the U.S. Department of Transportation and HSI announced multiple nationwide enforcement actions to fight fraud in the trucking industry, including the emergency closure of more than 100 trucking schools for language-related driver violations.