Fleeing Smugglers Who Assaulted Border Patrol Agents Handed Multi-Year Sentences
· Texas Border Business
Two men have been sentenced to federal prison for smuggling illegal immigrants and assaulting federal agents. Adrian Isaac Pimentel-Garcia, a 20-year-old from Mexico, and Juan Carlos Lopez Jr., 24, from Laredo, pleaded guilty to their charges. U.S. District Judge Diana Saldana sentenced them to 36 months in prison, with Lopez also receiving three years of supervised release. The incidents occurred in December 2025 when Pimentel-Garcia attacked a Border Patrol agent while leading migrants, and Lopez led a police chase after picking up migrants. Both cases were part of Operation Take Back America, aimed at combating illegal immigration and violent crime.
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