Tag: mexico_u_s_border

Mexican Human Smuggler Sentenced to 11 Years for Border Operations and Armed Robberies

18 May 2026 5:21 p.m. · Source: Denver FBI

Mexican national Ofelia Hernandez Salas received an 11-year prison sentence for leading a human smuggling ring. Her organization facilitated illegal border crossings for hundreds from various countries, often robbing them at gunpoint.

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