Tag: Alien Smuggling
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.…
Ali Mohammed Ali Abdullah, Entering the US without Inspection, Maine 2026
⏱ 2 min read An 18-year-old from the UK, Ali Mohammed Ali Abdullah, was caught sneaking into Maine in the dead of night. Abdullah and three others walked through the woods on the US-Canada border in Franklin County, just a few hundred yards from a US port of entry. They were spotted by a passerby…
Juan Carlos Hernandez, Re-Entering US After Deportation, New Mexico 2023
⏱ 3 min read Seventy individuals were charged with re-entering the US after deportation in New Mexico, according to a recent report from the U.S. Attorney’s Office. The charges were brought in partnership with the El Paso Sector of the U.S. Border Patrol and Homeland Security Investigations El Paso. Of those charged, 70 were accused…
Jose Ignacio De La Cruz De La Rosa, Alien Smuggling, Vermont 2026
⏱ 2 min read Jose Ignacio De La Cruz De La Rosa, a 30-year-old Burlington, Vermont resident, was arrested on February 19, 2026, for his alleged role in a multi-year conspiracy to smuggle aliens into the United States and produce fraudulent identity documents. De La Cruz De La Rosa, also known as ‘Nacho,’ is accused…
Andres Carrillo-Hernandez, Human Smuggling, New York 2023
⏱ 3 min read Buffalo, NY – A desperate river crossing turned into a federal case. Andres Carrillo-Hernandez, 27, a citizen of Mexico, is facing serious time after Border Patrol busted him piloting a makeshift raft across the upper Niagara River on March 15, 2026. He allegedly smuggled two adults and a small child from…
