McAllen man sentenced for leading deadly human smuggling ring
· KRGV (NBC 5)
A 27-year-old man from McAllen, Jose Manuel Silva-Lopez, was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for leading a human smuggling operation that resulted in three deaths, including that of a teenage driver. Silva-Lopez coordinated at least 21 smuggling events between June 2023 and September 2024, using social media to recruit drivers as young as 14. He directed them to pick-up points and instructed them to evade law enforcement. A tragic incident on January 17, 2024, led to a crash that killed the teenage driver and two passengers. Silva-Lopez showed no remorse and remains in custody awaiting transfer to federal prison.
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