{"id":2376725,"date":"2024-12-05T14:05:52","date_gmt":"2024-12-05T19:05:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/3-us-army-soldiers-arrested-near-border-on-human-smuggling-charges\/"},"modified":"2024-12-05T14:07:46","modified_gmt":"2024-12-05T19:07:46","slug":"3-us-army-soldiers-arrested-near-border-on-human-smuggling-charges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/3-us-army-soldiers-arrested-near-border-on-human-smuggling-charges\/","title":{"rendered":"3 US Army Soldiers Arrested Near Border on Human Smuggling Charges"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/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%2F3-us-army-soldiers-arrested-near-border-on-human-smuggling-charges%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=2376725&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--><p>Three soldiers from teh U.S. Army stationed at Fort Cavazos in Texas have been arrested on human \u200bsmuggling charges. The \u2062soldiers\u2014Emilio Mendoza Lopez, Angel Palma, and\u200b Enrique\u200d jauregui\u2014were implicated after a vehicle, \u200c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chicago-man-with-pending-gun-charges-arrested-for-carjacking-at-gunpoint-admits-to-murder\/\" title=\"Chicago Man With Pending Gun Charges Arrested For Carjacking At Gunpoint, Admits To Murder\">allegedly driven<\/a> by Palma, was stopped by\u200c law enforcement near the Mexican\u2064 border on November 27. Mendoza Lopez, \u200ca Mexican national, and two Guatemalan\u2063 nationals were found\u200d in the vehicle. According to\u200b U.S. Attorney Jaime Esparza,\u200b Mendoza Lopez and Palma allegedly traveled to Presidio specifically to\u200c collect and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/florida-cracks-down-on-businesses-transporting-illegal-aliens-around-the-state\/\" title=\"Florida Cracks Down on Businesses Transporting Illegal Aliens Around the State\">transport undocumented immigrants<\/a>. Jauregui is reported to \u2063have acted as a recruiter and facilitator\u200c for the smuggling \u200coperation.Evidence from Palma&#8217;s phone suggested coordination among the soldiers regarding the smuggling. Mendoza Lopez \u2062was arrested at the\u200c traffic stop, while Palma fled but was later captured along with Jauregui. Mendoza Lopez\u2019s\u200d attorney is currently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-did-keurig-dr-pepper-vow-not-to-impose-a-covid-19-vaccination-mandate-on-its-employees\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: Did Keurig Dr Pepper Vow Not To Impose A COVID-19 Vaccination Mandate On Its Employees?\">awaiting additional details<\/a> from prosecutors to solidify a defense strategy, and \u200dhe remains in \u2062jail without bail. All soldiers are set \u2063for their first\u2063 court appearance soon.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Three U.S. Army soldiers at Fort Cavazos, Texas, have been arrested on human smuggling charges, U.S. Attorney Jaime Esparza for the Western District of Texas said Thursday<\/p>\n<p>Soldiers Emilio Mendoza Lopez, Angel Palma, and Enrique Jauregui were arrested after a vehicle allegedly driven by Palma and carrying Mendoza Lopez, a Mexican national, and two Guatemalan nationals was stopped by law enforcement in Presidio along the border with Mexico on Nov. 27.<\/p>\n<p>Mike Lahrman, a spokesman for Esparza, said he did not know the soldier&rsquo;s ranks or whether action had been taken against them by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-team-prepping-warrior-board-executive-order-bid-purge-military-wokeness-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">military<\/a>. A spokesman for Fort Cavazos did not immediately respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Mendoza Lopez and Palma allegedly traveled from Fort Cavazos to Presidio for the purpose of picking up and transporting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ice-arrests-two-illegal-immigrants-suspected-child-rape-released-local-authorities\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">undocumented noncitizens<\/a>,&rdquo; Esparza said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Jauregui is alleged to be the recruiter and facilitator of the human <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/former-crime-victim-coordinator-pleads-guilty-human-smuggling-charge-used-county-vehicle-crime\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">smuggling<\/a> conspiracy,&rdquo; according to Esparza. &ldquo;Data extracted from Palma&rsquo;s phone through a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">search warrant revealed messages<\/a> between the three soldiers indicating collaboration in the smuggling operation.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Mendoza Lopez was arrested at the scene of the Nov. 27 traffic stop while Palma, who prosecutors said fled the scene of the traffic stop, and Jauregui were arrested Tuesday at Fort Cavazos, about 125 miles south of Dallas, Lahrman said.<\/p>\n<p>Mendoza Lopez&rsquo;s attorney, Shane Chriesman, said he is awaiting more information, known as discovery, from prosecutors on the charge.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Once I get discovery and have a chance to assess the case, we&rsquo;ll develop a plan of attack&rdquo; and will try to get a bond set for Mendoza Lopez, who is currently jailed without bail, Chriesman said.<\/p>\n<p>No attorneys are listed in jail records who could speak for for Palma and Jauregui, who are awaiting their first court appearance on Friday, according to Esparza.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-style: italic;\">The Western Journal has reviewed this Associated Press story and may have altered it prior to publication to ensure that it meets our editorial standards.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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The soldiers\u2014Emilio Mendoza Lopez, Angel Palma, and Enrique Jauregui\u2014were apprehended after law enforcement stopped a vehicle allegedly driven by Palma that was transporting Mendoza Lopez, a Mexican national, along with two Guatemalan nationals in Presidio near the Mexico border on November 27. Esparza stated that Mendoza Lopez and Palma had traveled from Fort Cavazos to Presidio to pick up undocumented individuals. Jauregui is accused of being the recruiter and facilitator for the smuggling operation. Evidence obtained from Palma&#8217;s phone indicated collaboration among the three soldiers regarding their activities. Mendoza Lopez was arrested at the traffic stop site while Palma fled but was later captured alongside Jauregui at Fort Cavazos on Tuesday. Mendoza Lopez&#8217;s attorney is currently awaiting more information from prosecutors before formulating a defense strategy and seeking bail for his client, who remains in custody without bond. No legal representation has been identified for Palma and Jauregui as they prepare for their initial court appearance on Friday<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2376726,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Border-Patrol.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[16097,36447,46194,46193,34738],"class_list":["post-2376725","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-law-enforcement","tag-border-issues","tag-human-smuggling","tag-soldiers-arrested","tag-us-army"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Border-Patrol.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2376725","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2376725"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2376725\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2376729,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2376725\/revisions\/2376729"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2376726"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2376725"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2376725"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2376725"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}