Five people are in custody after an illegal border crossing.
According to the Lewiston Police Department, an officer spotted four people trying to cross the Niagara River on a raft around 10:30 Wednesday night. The officer also spotted a car with out-of-state plates and initiated a traffic stop.
The raft’s passengers were later seen getting into that vehicle, and all five were apprehended after a second traffic stop.
The arrest comes as part of a special detail with the US Border Patrol to combat trafficking into the United States.