Immigrants held against will, police say

POMONA, Calif. – Fourteen suspected illegal immigrants and seven others suspected of holding them for ransom were discovered in a raid on a Pomona home, police said.

Police went to the house after receiving a tip that illegal immigrants were being held against their will after paying $1,500 to $3,000 to be transported to the United States, said police Sgt. A.C. Cox.

The suspected smugglers threatened to kill the immigrants if demands for additional money weren’t met, according to the informant, who police say may have been one of the immigrants. The informant also said the captors were armed, though no weapons were found at the home.