Cuban smuggler hid migrants in rotten produce
by: Sandra Sanchez
Posted: Feb 16, 2024 / 05:55 PM CST
Updated: Feb 16, 2024 / 05:55 PM CST
McALLEN, Texas (Border Report) — A Cuban man has been convicted of trying to traffic undocumented migrants through a South Texas checkpoint inside a truck full of rotten produce, U.S. Attorney Alamdar Hamdani said.
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A federal jury in Corpus Christi this week found Illeysel Carcasses, 38, guilty of transporting illegal aliens within the United States, Hamdani said.
The jury deliberated for about 90 minutes before convicting Carcasses after a two-day trial.
https://www.alipac.us/f12/cuban-smuggler-hid-migrants-rotten-produce-417283/