Tijuana man and his 3 children ran human-smuggling ring, prosecutors say
The Mendez-Brahan organization allegedly used an area east of Tecate, charging up to $8,500 for each of the hundreds of unauthorized immigrants they moved into the country for nearly a decade, prosecutors said.
By Alex Riggins
May 17, 2019
8:33 PM
TECATE —
A federal grand jury has indicted a Tijuana man and his three adult children for allegedly running a smuggling ring that brought hundreds of unauthorized immigrants into the U.S. for nearly a decade, prosecutors said Friday.
According to the indictment, the family-run smuggling organization operated in an area east of the Tecate port of entry, using “an ever-changing cadre of spotters, guides and drivers†to move immigrants across the border at a price of $7,000 to $8,500 per person, federal prosecutors said in a news release.
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