{"id":2031010,"date":"2023-09-13T18:48:04","date_gmt":"2023-09-13T22:48:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/aleged-ringleader-of-human-smuggling-organization-extradited-to-san-diego\/"},"modified":"2023-09-13T18:49:08","modified_gmt":"2023-09-13T22:49:08","slug":"aleged-ringleader-of-human-smuggling-organization-extradited-to-san-diego","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/aleged-ringleader-of-human-smuggling-organization-extradited-to-san-diego\/","title":{"rendered":"Suspected leader of human smuggling group sent to San Diego"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Faleged-ringleader-of-human-smuggling-organization-extradited-to-san-diego%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2031010&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Alleged Leader of\u200d Human Smuggling Organization Extradited to San\u2062 Diego<\/h2>\n<p>In an exciting development, \u200dthe\u2063 alleged leader\u2064 of\u200d a &#8220;prolific&#8221;\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/53-migrants-die-in-truck-smuggling-crash-in-southern-mexico\/\" title=\"53 Migrants Die in Truck Smuggling Crash in Southern Mexico\">human smuggling organization<\/a> \u200dhas been extradited to San Diego to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/conservative-charged-with-election-interference-for-social-media-post\/\" title=\"Conservative charged with election interference for social media post\">face federal charges<\/a>. \u200bLuis Antonio Mendez-Brahan, 55,\u2064 of Tijuana, is accused of bringing\u2064 hundreds of\u200b migrants into the United States, according to the U.S. Attorney&#8217;s Office.<\/p>\n<p>Prosecutors claim\u2062 that Mendez-Brahan operated this smuggling organization for nearly a\u2062 decade, \u200bcharging migrants \u2062between $6,000 and $8,000 for their illegal entry across the border. The U.S. Attorney&#8217;s Office \u2064revealed that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sec-ends-insider-trading-probe-of-ex-gop-sen-richard-burr-with-no-action\/\" title=\"SEC Ends Insider Trading Probe of Ex-GOP Sen. Richard Burr With No Action\">financial transactions conducted<\/a> by \u2062Mendez-Brahan&#8217;s children\u200c in the United States led law enforcement to track the money to Tijuana&#8217;s money service businesses, ultimately leading to his arrest.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Related Stories<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/woman-arrested-for-allegedly-sending-drug-soaked-letter-to-jail-inmate-5490273\">Woman Arrested for Allegedly Sending Drug-Soaked Letter to San Diego Jail Inmate<\/a> &#8211; 9\/12\/2023<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/boy-16-wounded-in-arm-during-shooting-with-police-in-san-diego-5489169\">Boy, 16, Wounded in Arm During Shooting With \u200bPolice in San Diego<\/a> &#8211; 9\/10\/2023<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Interestingly, \u200dthree of Mendez-Brahan&#8217;s children\u2014Wendy Monserrath Mendez, Christopher Mendez, and Nancy Jacqueline Suarez\u2014have already pleaded \u2063guilty\u200d and been sentenced for their involvement in their father&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/aleged-ringleader-of-human-smuggling-organization-extradited-to-san-diego\/\" title=\"Suspected leader of human smuggling group sent to San Diego\">alleged smuggling operation<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Mendez-Brahan was indicted by a grand jury in 2019 on charges of conspiring to bring illegal immigrants into the U.S. and bringing unlawful \u2062immigrants into the country. However, he managed to evade\u2064 capture until now.<\/p>\n<p>According to the U.S. Attorney of Southern California, Mendez-Brahan&#8217;s organization operated in a location east \u2063of the Tecate\u200c Port of Entry. They employed a network of ever-changing spotters, guides, and drivers to successfully smuggle the illegal immigrants into the country.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\"><em>Julianne Foster contributed to this article.<\/em><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Luis Antonio Mendez-Brahan, 55, of Tijuana, has been extradited to San Diego. He is accused of leading a human smuggling organization for almost ten years, bringing hundreds of migrants into the United States. 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