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By: EFE
Saturday, November 23
Immigrant arrested for transporting illegal immigrants from the border to Florida
The Florida Highway Patrol arrested a young Mexican who was transporting five undocumented Guatemalans in a truck , in which it is the fourth event of this type to occur in a week in this US state, local media reported this Friday .
On Thursday, members of this agency arrested Alex Hernández Pacheco, of 20 years, on the interstate 75 and in the town of Brooksville, north of Tampa, in the west of the state, who was hired to transport five Guatemalans from Arizona to Florida .
The ages of the undocumented ranged from 17 to 34 years, according to the agency, which added that the interior of the vehicle was found or a “large sum of money” as well as gas receipts billed for three days in Arizona, Oklahoma and Georgia.
According to the staff, each of Guatemalans paid between 250 and 700 dollars to Hernández Pacheco, who was arrested for human trafficking and driving without a driver’s license, and taken to a Hernando County jail.
The five illegal immigrants were made available to the Border Patrol Sector Tampa .
The arrest of the Mexican occurs after last Tuesday the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) carried out two control stops, one of them due to tinted windows without a permit, which led to the discovery of illegal immigrants who were being transported in a case by a Honduran and in the other by a Mexican year.
There were six illegal immigrants, who were being transported by a Honduran and in the other case by a Mexican, who that day were put into custody. disposition of the immigration authorities.
By executive order, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has directed the FHP to stop any bus, car or plane that is reasonably believed to be transporting people illegally .
The Florida Government has filed lawsuits against the immigration policies made by the President’s Administration Joe Biden .