Tucson Man Sentenced to 30 Months for Alien Smuggling Involving High-Speed Chase
A 30-year-old Tucson man has been sentenced to 30 months in prison for his role in a high-speed alien smuggling operation.
Andrew Ryan Lozinski, 30, of Tucson, was sentenced last week by U.S. District Judge Jennifer G. Zipps to 30 months in prison.
Lozinski previously pleaded guilty to Conspiracy to Transport Illegal Aliens while Placing in Jeopardy the Life of Any Person.
The incident occurred on October 1, 2021, when officers from the Nogales Police Department saw five suspected undocumented noncitizens climb into Lozinski’s car.
A patrol officer called nearby U.S. Border Patrol agents who attempted to conduct an immigration traffic stop.
Instead of stopping, Lozinski led agents on a high-speed chase, reaching speeds close to 100 miles per hour.
At one point during the chase, Lozinski told the five passengers to get out, but two became entangled in a seatbelt and were dragged a short distance, resulting in injuries to each of them.
Lozinski was eventually apprehended after officers used a spike strip and Lozinski crashed his vehicle into a fence on the side of the road.
Customs and Border Protection’s U.S. Border Patrol and the Nogales Police Department conducted the investigation in this case.
Assistant U.S. Attorneys from the District of Arizona, Tucson, handled the prosecution.
Lozinski’s sentence is a result of his involvement in the alien smuggling operation, which put the lives of those involved in jeopardy.
The case number is CR-21-2773-TUC-JGZ, and the release number is 2022-072_Lozinski.
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Key Facts
- State: Arizona
- Category: Human Trafficking
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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