Man accused of conspiring to transport undocumented migrants into Phoenix
A grand jury indicted a noncitizen of being a human smuggling recruiter as well as a drug trafficker last week, prosecutors said.
A grand jury officially accused Edgar Guadalupe Jimenez-Aguilar of conspiring to smuggle undocumented migrants and possessing heroin with the intention of distributing it last week, authorities said. (Photos via U.S. Department of Justice)
(Photos via U.S. Department of Justice)
PHOENIX — An undocumented migrant living in Phoenix was indicted last week of conspiring to smuggle migrants into the U.S., as well as drug trafficking, authorities said.
Edgar Guadalupe Jimenez-Aguilar was arrested after agents with Homeland Security Investigations and U.S. Border Patrol identified him as a load driver and a human smuggling recruiter, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office with the District of Arizona.
He allegedly operated a stash house in Phoenix where he hid undocumented migrants he picked up from desert areas in Pinal and Pima Counties.
Why authorities accused man of being a human smuggling recruiter
Authorities interviewed the drivers of various vehicles carrying undocumented migrants from late 2024 to 2025. Many identified Jimenez-Aguilar as the person who recruited them for the crimes, according to prosecutors.
The case against him progressed when officers with the Tohono O’odham Police Department stopped a vehicle with four passengers who were undocumented migrants on Oct. 3, 2024.
The driver allegedly admitted to going to Jimenez-Aguilar’s stash house in Phoenix to drop off undocumented migrants in the past.
Why is alleged human smuggling recruiter facing drug charges?
A few months later, authorities pulled over Jimenez-Aguilar while he was driving a Jeep Grand Cherokee in Mesa on Jan. 28. They found around 297 grams of black tar heroin in the vehicle.
If Jimenez-Aguilar is convicted of possessing the heroin with the intention of distributing it, he could face a penalty from five to 40 years in prison, along with a $5 million fine, prosecutors said.
If a grand jury finds him guilty of conspiring to transport undocumented migrants, he could face a fine of up to $250,000, as well as a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison, prosecutors said.
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Off to GITMO with him.
He's "undocumented" makes him safer then an illegal alien, does that sound like democrat logic
Criminal aliens committing crimes lawful citizens refuse to commit.
According to the article, Edgar Guadalupe Jimenez-Aguilar of Phoenix, is a one man crime wave.
REPORT& DEPORT.