Arrests expose El Paso to Albuquerque migrant smuggling pipeline
Agents stop two-vehicle caravan with 17 unauthorized non-citizens at Border Patrol checkpoint in Las Cruces
by: Julian Resendiz
Posted: Aug 9, 2023 / 12:49 PM CDT
Updated: Aug 10, 2023 / 10:30 AM CDT
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – An El Paso woman is facing federal conspiracy charges in connection with an alleged scheme to transport unauthorized migrants to Albuquerque.
Jennifer Liset Cabral, 18, was one of two drivers stopped at a U.S. Border Patrol checkpoint west of Las Cruces, New Mexico, last week after one of their passengers failed to declare his citizenship. Court records show that Cabral’s Honda Odyssey and a Dodge Durango that closely followed her vehicle were allegedly transporting 17 unauthorized non-citizens from a house in El Paso to a gas station in Albuquerque.
Smuggler said he’d only agreed to transport money, not drugs
Cabral allegedly told investigators she was transporting migrants on behalf of a man to whom she owes money. She stated she has transported unauthorized foreign nationals for her employer on four prior occasions and that she gets paid for each client that makes it past Border Patrol highway checkpoints, court document show.
https://www.borderreport.com/regions/new-mexico/arrests-bare-el-paso-to-albuquerque-migrant-smuggling-pipeline/
