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Smuggler convicted for attempting to transport aliens in tractor bed

Special to the AdvanceCORPUS CHRISTI — A federal jury has returned a guilty verdict against a 63-year-old Laredo man for unlawfully transporting undocumented aliens, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.The jury deliberated for less than two hours before finding Zenen Torres-Perdomo guilty following a day and a half trial.On Aug. 1, 2023, Torres- Perdomo drove a tractor- trailer to the Sarita Border Patrol checkpoint. At initial inspection, a K-9 alerted authorities to the sleeper area of the tractor. Law enforcement subsequently discovered eight illegal aliens huddled together in the bed compartment of the tractor.At the trial, Torres-Perdomo testified and argued he ...

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