Texas Jury Swiftly Convicts Mexican National Charged With Human Smuggling

A Border Patrol agent checks an illegal immigrant wearing two wristbands that Mexican cartels have been using to control human smuggling into the United States, near Penitas, Texas, on March 15, 2021. Charlotte Cuthbertson/The Epoch Times

An 18-year-old Mexican national has been found guilty of human smuggling by a Texas jury and immediately sentenced to 10 years in prison.

The jury delivered its guilty verdict against Brian Carrillo Ramirez in the 63rd Judicial District court in Kinney County on Oct. 18.