MCSO deputies raid GNC warehouse
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PHOENIX -
Maricopa County Sheriff's deputies raided a General Nutrition Corporation warehouse near 63rd Avenue and Buckeye Thursday morning.
MCSO's Jeff Sprong says the vitamin distribution business may be employing as many as 21 suspects using false identifications to secure employment.
Sheriff Joe Arpaio says about 30 of his deputies are involved in the operation.
Arpaio says five people were arrested. One person was hiding in a women's bathroom, while another tried to hide under some type of equipment.
Someone familiar with the business tipped off the Sheriff's office about illegal immigrants using fake IDs.
Arpaio says two of the identifications used in this case belonged to dead people.
The business remains open. GNC, which is headquartered in Pittsburgh, has not commented about the situation.
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