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Jury convicts truck driver of illegally transporting people

Special to the Advance CORPUS CHRISTI — A federal jury in Corpus Christi has convicted a 52-year-old Texan for transporting illegal aliens within the United States, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery Tuesday.The jury deliberated for approximately two hours before convicting Rodolfo Cazares, San Juan, following a two-day trial At trial, the jury heard on June 19, 2021, Cazares drove a tractor trailer to the Sarita Border Patrol (BP) checkpoint. At initial inspection, a K-9 alerted law enforcement to the tractor. They subsequently discovered four undocumented individuals hidden within various parts of the vehicle.The individuals admitted to being in the ...

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