US EditionIranian national charged in Texas for allegedly smuggling immigrants through Mexico
He allegedly charged migrants up to $30,000 and arranged housing, transport and flights in a network that moved people through South and Central America.
- On Thursday, Colombian authorities arrested 57-year-old Iranian national Jafar Tafakori in Pereira, Colombia following an unsealed indictment in the Western District of Texas charging him with operating an international smuggling ring.
- From December 2022 through May 2024, Tafakori allegedly coordinated a logistics network spanning South and Central America, charging migrants fees as high as $30,000 for shelter and transportation before directing them to cross the U.S. border illegally.
- Prosecutors charged Tafakori with one count of conspiracy and five counts of bringing an alien into the U.S. for financial gain, with each count carrying a maximum 10-year prison sentence.
- The arrest resulted from a multi-agency effort involving Homeland Security Investigations and the Joint Task Force Alpha; Assistant Attorney General A. Tysen Duva stated that when extradited, "Tafakori will face justice in the United States."
- Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said, "Securing our borders and stopping alien smuggling is a top priority," while U.S. Attorney Justin R. Simmons emphasized prosecuting those exploiting what he called "derelict open-border policies.
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Los Angeles, U.S.A., Apr. 24, (EFE).- U.S. Justice filed a formal indictment this Friday against an Iranian citizen, arrested in Colombia, for allegedly coordinating the smuggling of undocumented immigrants to the U.S., most of them from the Middle East. Jafar Tafakori, 57 years old and Iranian nationality, was charged in a Texas federal court for his alleged involvement in smuggling undocumented persons between December 2022 and May 2024, accor…
Iranian National Charged in Alleged Human Smuggling Scheme to US
An Iranian national arrested in Colombia faces U.S. charges for allegedly orchestrating a human smuggling network that brought Iranians into the United States. Colombian authorities issued an arrest warrant for 57-year-old Jafar Tafakori on April 23 at the request of the United States, according to the Department of Justice (DOJ). Tafakori is charged with conspiracy to bring an alien to the United States, and five counts of bringing an alien to…
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MyTexasDaily.comIranian national charged with smuggling scheme targeting U.S. border
SAN ANTONIO, Texas — An Iranian national has been charged with coordinating a scheme to smuggle illegal aliens into the United States, according to an unsealed indictment in the Western District of Texas.
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