Mexican, Salvadoran Men Convicted in Human Smuggling Deaths in Texas
Bob Price15 Dec 2024Houston, TX41
HOUSTON, Texas — The last of six human smugglers pleaded guilty last week to the deaths of two Salvadoran migrants who were beaten to death in a warehouse in Houston in 2006. The two smugglers face up to life in prison following sentencing hearings set for next year.
Efrain Rodriguez-Mendoza, a Mexican national, and Wilmar Rene Duran-Gomez, a Salvadoran national, pleaded guilty in federal court last week to charges related to the beating deaths of two migrants who had not paid their smuggling fees. Following the deaths of the migrants, Rodriguez-Mendoza, Duran-Gomez, and Jose Bolanos-Garza wrapped the bodies in blankets for disposal, Fox 26 Houston reported.
The smugglers doused the bodies in gasoline and took them to a field in Fort Bend County where they attempted to set fire to the decedents. After the burning failed, the smugglers abandoned the truck and fled the scene.
https://www.breitbart.com/border/2024/12/15/mexican-salvadoran-men-sentenced-in-human-smuggling-deaths-in-texas/
