IMPERIAL COUNTY: Illegal immigrants, smuggler get prison terms, deportation
The El Centro Sector Border Patrol successfully convicted and prosecuted 13 illegal aliens with prior criminal convictions, and one individual for alien smuggling.
The apprehensions took place earlier this year near Calexico, El Centro and Indio, a press release stated. The illegal immigrants were prosecuted on federal criminal charges.
All of the following Mexican nationals were successfully convicted and sentenced for illegal re-entry into the United States after being previously removed: Noe Padilla-Murillo, Corpus Taracena-Rodas, Juan Manuel Almaraz-Luevano, Sandro Garcia-Marquez, Carlos Vasquez-Peniche, Freddy Gutierrez-Cortez, Eduardo Artemio Carbajal-Arriega, Jose Perez-Zarate, Machado Machado-Arce, Jesus Mercado-Rodriguez, Alvaro Avila-Medina, Ramiro Mercado-Salvador and Gustavo Rodriguez-Flores
The prison sentences for the convicted immigrants ranged from 51 to 14 months, the press release stated.
Jose Torres, a U.S. citizen, was also convicted and sentenced for alien smuggling and sentenced to 24 months in federal prison.
The illegal aliens will be deported to Mexico after serving their prison sentences.
— Julio Morales, jmorales@ivpressonline.com
CALEXICO: Cop cars involved in collision
A Calexico police car rear-ended another police car around 5:30 p.m. Wednesday on Highway 111 near the Highway 98 intersection, according to an official from the Calexico Police Department.
“It was in the No. 1 lane when the collision occurred,” said Sgt. Marquez. “One was in stop-and-go traffic. The other approached without due caution and collided.”
Both cars were towed, Marquez said, and the officers involved are expected to be back at work in about two weeks to a month.
“They are recuperating from aches and pain,” Marquez added.
— Antoine Abou-Diwan, aabou-diwan@ivpressonline.com
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