Tag: Smuggling

Former ‘Crime Victim Coordinator’ Pleads Guilty to Human Smuggling Charge, Used County Vehicle for the Crime

A former crime victim coordinator for a Texas district attorney has pleaded guilty to smuggling illegal immigrants across the Texas-Mexico border. Bernice Annette Garza, formerly of the Starr County District Attorney’s Office, pleaded guilty Friday to a charge of conspiring to transport people in the country illegally, according to KURV-TV. Garza was arrested on Dec. […]

Texas National Guardsman Arrested for Human Smuggling – HotAir

A Texas National Guard soldier was arrested Sunday for allegedly attempting to smuggle an illegal alien over the U.S.-Mexico border. He was deployed to Eagle Pass. The soldier, Savion Johnson, 26, is charged with evading arrest, smuggling of persons, and unlawful carry of a weapon, as confirmed by the Texas Department of Public Safety. Johnson’s […]

Border Patrol employee arrested on migrant smuggling charge

A Border Patrol employee was caught trying to cross the U.S.-Mexico boundary with an illegal immigrant in his vehicle. Carlos Ivan Vargas was arrested March 7 while entering the country at the San Ysidro border crossing. A Customs and Border Protection office his Toyota Prius was riding low in the back and the privacy screen […]

Smuggling suspect dies in Border Patrol custody

A man arrested for smuggling illegal immigrants died in Border Patrol custody last week after hanging himself in his cell, authorities said Wednesday. The 43-year-old U.S. citizen, whose name wasn’t released, used his own jacket as a noose, tying one end to a partition in his cell and wrapping the other end around his neck. […]