Mexican man sentenced in Arizona smuggling case

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) – A Mexican man has been sentenced to five years in federal prison in an Arizona human smuggling case. Prosecutors say 26-year-old Berlain Galvez-Lopez was convicted Feb. 1 by a federal jury on three counts of bringing illegal immig…

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‘Trunk-smuggling’ on the rise in Arizona, Border Patrol says
TUCSON - The Tucson Sector Border Patrol has seen an increase in the number of illegal immigrants concealing themselves in vehicle trunks. "'Trunk smuggling' is an age-old method of concealing contraband ...

Alien Smuggling Ringleader Sentenced to 18 Years in Prison
A 27-year-old southwest Texas man was sentenced to 18 years in federal prison Monday for alien smuggling that resulted in the death of a Honduran national. The case was investigated ...

Immigrants told ‘Welcome to Hell’ at Edinburg stash house
More information has been revealed about the 115 immigrants found in an Edinburg Stash House on Wednesday. According to court records, “Welcome to Hell” is the greeting dozens of undocumented immigrants ...

4 men rescued from Phoenix drophouse; 3 were assaulted
Federal authorities say four Mexican citizens were rescued Wednesday from a violent Phoenix drophouse. Three of the men told investigators they were beaten, sexually abused and assaulted with a stun gun, ...

Immigrant smuggler sentenced to 18 years
DEL RIO, Texas (AP) - Immigration officials have announced an 18-year prison sentence for a Texas man convicted in a human smuggling operation in which an immigrant died. Immigration and Customs ...

More than 100 illegal immigrants were rescued Wednesday morning, May 2, 2012, from a stash house in the 2800 block of East University Drive in Edinburg. A call from one of the trapped immigrants brought police to the house to find it locked from the outside. Provided photo

Over 100 thirsty immigrants freed from Edinburg stash house
EDINBURG — The call came from inside the stash house, where more than 100 illegal immigrants claimed they were locked inside and hadn’t had food or water for days. [caption id="attachment_55211" ...

Atlanta-area PD, ICE arrest illegal-immigrant gang members
ATLANTA — Fifteen people from the Atlanta area were among more than 600 arrested this month as part of a wide-ranging crackdown on gangs involved in human smuggling and trafficking ...

Mexican who ran Valley stash houses gets prison
McALLEN (AP) — A man from Mexico has been sentenced to nearly eight years in prison for running two Rio Grande Valley stash houses for illegal immigrants. Prosecutors in McAllen on ...

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