Woman pleads guilty to smuggling scheme involving THC-laced candy to sedate children
Dianne Guadian pleaded guilty to four counts after prosecutors said the group used THC-infused candy to sedate children during the smuggling scheme.
- On Tuesday, Dianne Guadian, 33, of Paso, Texas, pleaded guilty to four counts of aiding and abetting the smuggling of unaccompanied migrant children into the United States for financial gain.
- Guadian and three accomplices transported children aged 5 to 13 from Ciudad, Mexico, allegedly sedating them with THC-infused candy to facilitate illegal border crossings.
- Smugglers presented fake identification documents to Customs and Border Protection officers, falsely claiming to be the children's parents before transporting them to Paso.
- Assistant Attorney General Tysen Duva called the scheme "serious and dangerous conduct," and USAuthorities reported one child required hospitalization for THC poisoning; co-defendant Manuel Valenzuela received five years on July 1.
- Facing a mandatory minimum of five years and a maximum of 15 years in federal prison, Guadian awaits a sentencing date to be scheduled by the Justice Department.
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A Texas woman pleaded guilty on Tuesday to smuggling unaccompanied illegal immigrant children into the United States from Juarez, Mexico. Dianne Guadian, 33, together with three other members of a smuggling organization, transported foreign children aged 5 to 13 into the country, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said in a July 28 statement. Candy laced with THC, the major psychoactive constituent in cannabis, was sometimes used to sedate the chil…
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A Texas woman pleaded guilty in federal court to her role in an illegal operation that smuggled unaccompanied children into the United States from Mexico, often using drug-infused candy to keep them quiet. Dianne Guadian, 33, of El Paso, admitted to four counts of aiding and abetting the bringing of undocumented noncitizens for profit. According […] Texas Woman Pleads Guilty In Border Scheme That Drugged Smuggled Children
Woman pleads guilty to smuggling scheme involving THC-laced candy to sedate children
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- A 33-year-old woman from El Paso pleaded guilty to smuggling unaccompanied children in the U.S. Tuesday. Dianne Guadian and three other members of an accused human smuggling organization brought accompanied children between the ages of 5-13 into the U.S. illegally from Juarez. The other three members allegedly included her parents The post Woman pleads guilty to smuggling scheme involving THC-laced candy to sedate childr…
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