2 Mexican Suspects Connected to Texas Smuggling Deaths in Truck Charged by Prosecutors

2 Mexican Suspects Connected to Texas Smuggling Deaths in Truck Charged by Prosecutors
Law enforcement officers work at the scene where people were found dead inside a trailer truck in San Antonio, Texas, on June 27, 2022. Kaylee Greenlee Beal/Reuters
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Two illegal aliens from Mexican allegedly linked to the deadly smuggling operation that left 51 men and women dead in the back of a sweltering semi-trailer in Texas were charged by federal prosecutors with firearm-related offenses on Tuesday.

According to court documents filed in the U.S. District Court in the Western District of Texas, Juan Francisco D‘Luna-Bilbao and Juan Claudio D’Luna-Mendez were charged with possessing firearms while residing in the United States illegally. Both had overstayed their B-2 visas. Their first hearing will be held on July 1.

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