Fourteen people have been charged with numerous crimes related to an apparent smuggling scheme that resulted in the deaths of seven migrants, including a 14-year-old child.
The alleged smugglers loaded up seven migrants into a Conex shipping container on a stationary train in the Del Rio, Texas, area on or about May 9, according to a Monday press release from the Department of Justice, citing court documents.
‘These defendants showed no regard for the value of human life and put people in harm’s way to pad their own pockets.’
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The smugglers allegedly used red bolt cutters to cut the lock on the shipping container and then closed the door after leaving the migrants inside, the press release said.
The shipping container had no ventilation or cooling system, and the
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