Arizona Human Smuggling Conspirators Sentenced to Federal Prison After Deadly Migrant Transport Incidents
TUCSON, Ariz. – A significant crackdown on human smuggling has culminated in long prison sentences for two Mexican nationals, symbolic of a broader effort to combat a dangerous network operating out of Arizona. The network, responsible for multiple fatalities, was disassembled following an extensive investigation led by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations (HSI). Fidel Mancinas-Franco, 51, from Nogales, Sonora, and Jose Villela-Lopez, 53, from Cananea, Sonora, were handed penalties of 96 and …