(Edinburg, Texas) Here's some positive news from the border. A smuggling ring has been shut down. Unfortunately, it would be my guess that it's only one of dozens.
From Team4News.com:
Hidalgo County Sheriff Lupe Trevino believes his investigators have dismantled a human smuggling operation responsible for smuggling 10 to 15 illegal immigrants per week.The illegal aliens ultimate destination after traveling through Hidalgo County was Houston.
Trevino says the unnamed organization was based in Reynosa and had been in operation for about three years, charging illegals $1,500 to $3,000.
The ring was discovered after members who ran the operation started fighting about money, leaving one man, Sylvester Ramos, in a coma. When Ramos recovered, he cooperated with the police.
Two smugglers are still at large and considered armed and dangerous. Jose Antonio Jaimes Vera, aka Tono, and Magdaleno Alvarez Valdez, aka Jarracho, are believed to have fled to Mexico but they're expected back at some time. They were last seen in a green/grey Ford F-150 extended cab truck bearing Texas license plates 06G-CK3.
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