Allan Eduardo Mar-Uballe, Human Smuggling, Texas 2024

Human Smuggling Ring Busted in Texas

McALLEN, Texas – A 32-year-old Mexican man who illegally resided in Roma has been ordered to federal prison for human smuggling, announced U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei.

Allan Eduardo Mar-Uballe pleaded guilty on December 12, 2024, to his crimes. U.S. District Judge Drew B. Tipton has now ordered Mar-Uballe to serve 37 months in federal prison to be immediately followed by three years of supervised release.

Mar-Uballe is not a U.S. citizen and is expected to face removal proceedings following the sentence. His prior convictions include illegal reentry into the United States, assault on a federal officer, and possession of a controlled substance.

On October 22, 2024, Mar-Uballe was driving a Ford Expedition with the back seats and seatbelts removed near Roma. Inside the vehicle were 18 illegal aliens, including two unaccompanied minors.

Authorities attempted to stop the vehicle, but Mar-Uballe evaded at a high rate of speed and drove erratically through the streets of Roma, disregarding stop signs and other vehicles, before crashing into a ditch. Several inside the vehicle sustained injuries.

Mar-Uballe and the others were all determined to be in the United States illegally and from the countries of Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, and the Dominican Republic.

Mar-Uballe will remain in custody pending transfer to a U.S. Bureau of Prisons facility to be determined in the near future.

The investigation was conducted by Border Patrol, and Assistant U.S. Attorney Amanda McColgan prosecuted the case.

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