Feds take down alleged tri-state, family-based migrant smuggling ring
by: Julian Resendiz
Posted: Jun 15, 2023 / 06:39 PM CDT
Updated: Jun 15, 2023 / 06:50 PM CDT
'Uncle Roni' and 'Tia Rosa' allegedly led gang that brought migrants into the U.S., transported them to their destination of choice
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (Border Report) – Federal authorities believe they’ve broken a family-based crime ring that brought in, housed and transported undocumented migrants to the interior of the United States.
Six alleged members of the so-called Lopez Crime Family are in federal custody and four more remain at large in connection with a May 24 federal indictment filed in U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico.
The indictment charges Ronaldo Galindo Lopez Escobar, a.k.a. “Tio Roni” (Uncle Ron), with organizing and leading a transnational criminal organization with associates in Guatemala, Mexico and the United States.
It also charges Rosa Adriana Lopez Escobar, a.k.a. “Tia Rosa” (Auntie Rosa), with overseeing a network of mid-level smugglers who recruited foot guides, drivers and caretakers for the unauthorized migrants.
https://www.borderreport.com/immigration/border-crime/feds-take-down-alleged-family-based-migrant-smuggling-ring-operating-in-three-states/
