33-YEAR-OLD MAN ADMITS TO SMUGGLING PEOPLE IN COFFINCORPUS CHRISTI — A 33-year-old Galveston man has entered a guilty plea to attempting to smuggle individuals in a flag-draped coffin, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.Zachary Taylor Blood admitted to one count of alien smuggling.On Oct. 26, 2021, Blood drove a grey van modified to transport caskets into the primary inspection lane of the Border Patrol (BP) checkpoint near Falfurrias.Authorities observed a coffin in the back of the van and asked what he was transporting. He replied “Dead guy, Navy guy.” However, the coffin was in poor condition and the American flag ...