Two Men From The Netherlands Arrested Trying To Get Into Area 51

By Associated Press

Published September 12, 2019 at 11:21 AM PDT

Two men from the Netherlands face trespassing charges in Nye County after they were arrested Tuesday at Area 51.

The two men told police they came to the Nevada National Security Site to capture footage for a YouTube video.

Ties Granzier and Jacob Sweep consented to a search, and police found cameras, phones, a laptop, and a drone containing footage of the property.

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Both men were booked into the Nye County Detention Center. Granzier has a YouTube channel with more than 735,000 subscribers.

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