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Conn. Man Arrested for Trying to Smuggle People Into the US: Officials
A Connecticut man has been arrested for allegedly trying to smuggle people from Brazil into the United States. Officials said 41-year-old Fagner Chaves De Lima, of East Hartford, was observed trying to smuggle a person from Brazil to the U.S. The District of Massachusetts U.S. Attorney’s Office said De Lima tried to orchestrate an “elaborate” and “manipulative” human smuggling...
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2 Soldiers Accused of Smuggling Migrants From Mexico
A Fort Hood soldier and a Pennsylvania National Guardsman stationed at the Central Texas installation have been charged with smuggling two men into Texas from Mexico.
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33 Migrants Found in Back of Box Truck in West Texas; 12 Hospitalized: CBP
Border Patrol agents investigating possible human smuggling Thursday in West Texas found 33 people in sweltering conditions in the back of a box truck, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
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3 Killed as Suspected Smuggling Boat Capsizes Off San Diego
A packed boat suspected of being used in a human smuggling operation capsized and broke apart in powerful surf along the rocky San Diego coast, killing three people and injuring more than two dozen others, authorities said.
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Chilling 911 Call Triggers Search for Migrants Trapped in Tanker
One person has been arrested in connection with an alleged human smuggling attempt as authorities continue their search for dozens of migrants believed to have been trapped in a tanker truck.
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One in Custody in Connection With Suspected Human Smuggling Incident
In a chilling 911 call this week, a migrant told Texas dispatchers that he and about 80 others were trapped in a tank truck. They have not been found.