SAN ANTONIO – A chilling scheme to smuggle children across the border has reached new heights in El Paso. The Western District of Texas is now facing its third wave of immigration-related criminal cases this month, with federal prosecutors charging Susana Guadian, Daniel Guadian, Dianne Guadian, and Manuel Valenzuela in a despicable plot. The defendants are accused of using candy laced with THC to sedate minors as they were trafficked into the United States.
Between May 1 and Oct. 17, 2024, the Guadians, alongside their co-conspirator, transported unaccompanied alien children aged five to 13 from Juarez, Mexico, into the U.S. They falsely claimed parental rights during inspections and paid drivers $900 per child. During one incident, a child was hospitalized after ingesting marijuana-laced candies.
U.S. Border Patrol agents also made significant arrests in Alpine and near Maverick, apprehending Mexican nationals Ever Ortega-Uranga, Otoniel Lopez-Tellez, Juan Eduardo Villanueva-Mancilla, Angel Eduardo Moreno-De La Rosa, Emanuel Ruiz-Alcantara, and Cristian Jiovanni Chavez-Sanchez. These individuals face charges ranging from illegal re-entry to guiding illegal aliens and evading arrest.
Ortega-Uranga, a twice-removed felon with multiple felony convictions, is facing new charges for cocaine possession and public order crimes. Lopez-Tellez has been removed from the U.S. twice before his latest return. Villanueva-Mancilla has been deported twice, and Moreno-De La Rosa was serving a 180-day sentence for evading arrest.
Angel Eduardo Moreno-De La Rosa is alleged to have guided two Pakistani illegal aliens for $1,000, while Emanuel Ruiz-Alcantara was arrested on charges of illegal re-entry after his previous removal. Cristian Jiovanni Chavez-Sanchez faces similar charges following his second deportation and conviction in Utah.
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Key Facts
- State: Texas
- Agency: DOJ USAO
- Category: Drug Trafficking|Fraud & Financial Crimes|Organized Crime
- Source: Official Source ↗
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