Three soldiers have been arrested for allegedly participating in a human smuggling conspiracy near the Texas-Mexico border. The men were involved in picking up and transporting undocumented immigrants. One soldier was arrested at the scene of a traffic stop, while the others were apprehended at Fort Cavazos.
After a vehicle allegedly driven by Palma and carrying Mendoza Lopez, a Mexican national and two Guatemalan nationals was stopped Nov. 27 by law enforcement in Presidio, about 500 miles southwest of Dallas, Mike Lahrman, a spokesman for Esparza, said he did not know the soldier's ranks or whether action had been taken against them by the military.
According to Esparza, Mendoza Lopez and Palma allegedly traveled from Fort Cavazos to Presidio for the purpose of picking up and transporting undocumented noncitizens. Jauregui is alleged to be the recruiter and facilitator of the human smuggling conspiracy. Data extracted from Palma's phone through a search warrant revealed messages between the three soldiers indicating collaboration in the smuggling operation. Mendoza Lopez was arrested at the scene of the Nov. 27 traffic stop while Palma, who prosecutors said fled the scene, and Jauregui were arrested Tuesday at Fort Cavazos, about 125 miles south of Dallas
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