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Guatemalan national sentenced to 30 years for alien smuggling and hostage taking

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DEL RIO, Texas — A Guatemalan national has been sentenced to 360 months in federal prison for his involvement in alien smuggling and hostage taking, according to court documents. Edwin Alfredo Barrientos-Mateo, 23, was arrested in Austin alongside co-conspirator Nelson…
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Guatemalan national sentenced to 30 years for alien smuggling and hostage taking

DEL RIO, Texas — A Guatemalan national has been sentenced to 360 months in federal prison for his involvement in alien smuggling and hostage taking, according to court documents. Edwin Alfredo Barrientos-Mateo, 23, was arrested in Austin alongside co-conspirator Nelson…

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MyTexasDaily.com broke the news in on Tuesday, January 20, 2026.
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