Smugglers try driving over US border fence; stuckAgents spotted the SUV perched atop the fence early Tuesday near the border between Arizona and California

Associated Press

A silver Jeep Cherokee that suspected smugglers were attempting to drive over the U.S.-Mexico border fence is stuck at the top of a makeshift ramp early Wednesday. (AP Photo/U.S. Customs and Border Protection)

YUMA, Ariz. — Suspected smugglers tried to use ramps to drive an SUV over a 14-foot (4.25-meter) fence along the U.S.-Mexico border, but they abandoned the effort when it got stuck on top.

U.S. Border Patrol spokesman Spencer Tippets says agents spotted the SUV perched atop the fence early Tuesday near the border between Arizona and California.

Two people on the Mexican side were trying to free the Jeep when the agents approached. They ran further into Mexico.

The Jeep was empty, but agents say it was probably filled with contraband like marijuana before it got stuck.