Efrain Zuniga-Garcia, 37岁,在被墨西哥引渡后在得克萨斯州法院出庭,以面对一个大型偷运移民团伙的指控,该团伙从2020年至2023年转移了数千人。
Efrain Zuniga-Garcia, 37, appeared in Texas court after being extradited from Mexico to face charges in a major migrant smuggling ring that moved thousands from 2020 to 2023.
Efrain Zuniga-Garcia, 37岁,在从墨西哥引渡后,在得克萨斯州联邦法院出庭,被控在2020年至2023年从多国将数千名移民带入美国的大规模走私行动中面临指控。
Efrain Zuniga-Garcia, 37, appeared in a Texas federal court after being extradited from Mexico to face charges in a large-scale smuggling operation that brought thousands of migrants from multiple countries into the U.S. between 2020 and 2023.
他被指控管理蒙特雷的一个藏品库, 并通过里约格兰德协调跨境流动.
He is accused of managing a stash house in Monterrey and coordinating cross-border movements via the Rio Grande.
该网络由一名驻在圣安东尼奥的洪都拉斯国民领导,据称走私了2 500至3 000人,每个收取6 500至12 000美元,产生1 600至3 000万美元。
The network, led by a San Antonio-based Honduran national, allegedly smuggled 2,500 to 3,000 people, charging $6,500 to $12,000 each and generating $16 to $30 million.
Zuniga-Garcia面临密谋和走私指控,必须判处至少五年有期徒刑。
Zuniga-Garcia faces conspiracy and smuggling charges with a mandatory minimum five-year sentence.
他的同案被告Enil Edil Mejia-Zuniga被判处120个月的监禁,另一名同案被告认罪并等待判刑。
His co-defendant, Enil Edil Mejia-Zuniga, was sentenced to 120 months in prison, while another co-defendant pleaded guilty and awaits sentencing.
该案由司法部在联邦机构的支持下起诉,是摧毁跨国走私网络的更广泛努力的一部分。
The case was prosecuted by the Justice Department with support from federal agencies and is part of broader efforts to dismantle transnational smuggling networks.