3 US Soldiers Charged in Alleged Cross-Border Human Smuggling Attempt

Authorities brought charges after stopping a vehicle that fled U.S. Border Patrol agents in Presidio, Texas.

The Department of Justice seal is seen on a lectern ahead of a press conference in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 28, 2018. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images

Federal authorities have charged three U.S. Army soldiers in an alleged cross-border human smuggling attempt.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Texas said in a Dec. 4 statement that it has identified the three suspects as Emilio Mendoza Lopez, Angel Palma, and Enrique Jauregui. The prosecutor’s office said the three men are soldiers stationed at Fort Cavazos in central Texas.