Tag: Alien Smuggling
Yuniel Lima-Santos, Alien Smuggling, Florida 2023
⏱ 2 min read A 31-year-old Cuban national, Yuniel Lima-Santos, has pleaded guilty to his role in a massive international alien smuggling and money laundering conspiracy in Tampa, FL. Lima-Santos and his co-conspirators operated an alien smuggling organization (ASO) that encouraged thousands of Cuban aliens to enter the US through the southern border using fraudulent…
Brian Ramirez, Human Trafficking, New Mexico 2026
⏱ 2 min read Brian Ramirez, a 25-year-old Albuquerque man, is accused of running a smuggling operation that recruited drivers and used his residence as a stash house to move undocumented noncitizens through New Mexico. On May 7, 2026, Border Patrol agents caught two Mexican nationals, including a 17-year-old, attempting to evade a checkpoint near…
Tomas Quino Canil, Human Trafficking, Texas 2021
⏱ 2 min read Tomas Quino Canil, a 38-year-old Guatemalan national, has pleaded guilty to smuggling charges related to a 2021 crash in Chiapas, Mexico, that killed over 50 people and injured more than 100. The crash occurred on December 9, 2021, when a tractor-trailer packed with at least 160 illegal aliens crashed near Tuxtla…
Isaac Jimenez, Human Trafficking, California 2026
⏱ 2 min read A San Diego man, Isaac Jimenez, has admitted to his role in an alien smuggling scheme that held migrants for ransom in Mexico, with two victims still missing. The scheme, which operated out of Tijuana, would demand tens of thousands of dollars from distraught families in exchange for the freedom of…
Cidia Marleny Lima Lopez, Human Trafficking, Oklahoma 2025
⏱ 2 min read A massive alien smuggling ring was busted in Oklahoma, with seven Guatemalans sentenced for working together to smuggle illegal aliens into the United States. The ringleader, Cidia Marleny Lima Lopez, conspired with others from October 2021 through April 2025 to conceal, harbor, and transport unlawful aliens from Guatemala, Mexico, and other…
Verdant Roosevelt Scott, Alien Smuggling, Florida 2026
⏱ 2 min read A daring alien smuggling attempt off the coast of Miami-Dade County has landed five men in hot water. Verdant Roosevelt Scott, 38, of The Bahamas, Zamfir Nitu, 50, of Romania, Donald Coote, 37, of Jamaica, Sergio Alejandro Correa Ramirez, 30, of Colombia, and Gheorghe Ion Chiperi, 43, of Moldova, were charged…
Sharon Gohari, Alien Smuggling, New York 2026
⏱ 2 min read Sharon Gohari, a naturalized US citizen from Iran, has pleaded guilty to smuggling aliens into the United States and receiving child sexual abuse material. The crimes took place over several years, with Gohari soliciting payments from Iranian nationals and others to arrange their unlawful entry into the US. At least one…
Tyshan Murray, Alien Smuggling, Vermont 2026
⏱ 2 min read On September 8, 2024, nine Irish citizens illegally crossed into the US in Richford, Vermont, near the Canadian border. Tyshan Murray, a 44-year-old New Jersey man, picked up the group, including five adults and four children, and was subsequently stopped by US Border Patrol Agents. Murray’s reckless actions put the lives…
Rigoberto Rangel-Mora, Alien Smuggling, Arizona 2023
⏱ 2 min read Five illegal aliens were arrested in Phoenix, Arizona, for running a large-scale alien smuggling operation that harbored and transported aliens across the US. The suspects, Rigoberto Rangel-Mora, Jesus Marin-Esquivel, Ingrid Bolanos-Gomez, Alejandro Ambrocio-Espinosa, and Enrique Cervantes-Barrera, all from Mexico or Guatemala, were caught after a traffic stop on April 28 near…
Edgar Sanchez-Solis, Alien Smuggling, Missouri 2023
⏱ 2 min read Edgar Sanchez-Solis, a 24-year-old Mexican national, pleaded guilty to his role in an international conspiracy to smuggle aliens from Canada into the US. Sanchez-Solis, who was living illegally in Kansas City, Missouri, was a leader in an alien smuggling organization (ASO) that brought hundreds of aliens into the US for profit.…
