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2 men sentenced to prison for deadly human smuggling operation

A federal judge sentenced Gustavo Joachin-Hernandez and Israel Gonzalez-Cruz after a smuggling trip left Evelyn Esmeralda Villalta-Marquez dead from hyperthermia.

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SANTA TERESA, N.M. (KVIA) -- Two people from Mexico were sentenced to federal prison for their roles as "foot guides" in a human smuggling operation that led to the death of a 26-year-old woman. The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of New Mexico said agents discovered the operation in Santa Teresa, New Mexico. According The post 2 men sentenced to prison for deadly human smuggling operation appeared first on KVIA.

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2 Mexican nationals get nearly 4 years in fatal smuggling attempt

2 Mexican nationals get nearly 4 years in fatal smuggling attempt

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Albuquerque—Two Mexican citizens were sentenced to almost four years in federal prison for their participation as guides to a human trafficking network that abandoned a migrant woman in the southern desert of New Mexico, where she died from exposure to extreme heat. The Federal Prosecutor’s Office for the District of New Mexico reported on Monday that Gustavo Joachin-Hernandez, 37, and Israel Gonzalez-Cruz, 36, received a 46-month prison sentenc…

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KFOX broke the news on Monday, July 20, 2026.
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