Texas U.S. Attorney: Another Defendant Pleads Guilty to Multiple Charges in Fatal Tractor Trailer Smuggling Case
January 20, 2024
January 20, 2024
SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Jan. 20 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Texas issued the following news release:
A Mexican national pleaded guilty in a federal court in San Antonio to four counts related to his involvement in the smuggling of at least 66 migrants in June 2022, which resulted in the deaths of 47 adults and six children.
According to court documents, Riley Covarrubias-Ponce aka Rrili aka Rilay, 31, was a member of the human smuggling or . . .
A Mexican national pleaded guilty in a federal court in San Antonio to four counts related to his involvement in the smuggling of at least 66 migrants in June 2022, which resulted in the deaths of 47 adults and six children.
According to court documents, Riley Covarrubias-Ponce aka Rrili aka Rilay, 31, was a member of the human smuggling or . . .