Nine sentenced in human smuggling boat trips in Bird Rock, Point Loma

SAN DIEGO Nine people have been sentenced so far in smuggling incidents in Bird Rock and Sunset Cliffs with three more people awaiting trial The longest term so far was three years in federal prison handed down to Edgar Jimenez Macias who pleaded guilty to conspiracy to bring in aliens for financial gain according to court records Alex Ceja Guzman who goes by Alejandro will be sentenced on Dec to conspiracy to commit offenses against the U S by bringing in undocumented aliens for financial gain Guzman who pleaded guilty remains free on bond Jose Pulido Jauregui and Ashley Maldonado Pulido ages unavailable will next appear in U S District Court on Jan to set a trial date Both remain in federal prison without bail The examining agencies Homeland Defense U S Edge Patrol and the U S Coast Guard seized in cash and two boxes of ammunition The Justice Department is committed to dismantling transnational human smuggling operations that prey on expatriates and threaten our national assurance mentioned Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco after people were indicted in July The group would use personal watercraft like jet skis and put transients on them at night whether or not they knew how to swim This approach is favored because it allows for rapid drop-offs and quick evasion Particular of the refugees reportedly paid between and to be smuggled into the United States Every aspect of human smuggling whether it be by land sea or aircraft puts lives at menace announced Christopher Davis acting special agent in charge for Homeland Guard San Diego at the time Those who pleaded guilty and were sentenced to time served and published from prison include Tobias Burgara Gonzalez Junior Zavala Ramirez Manual Gonzalez Lopez Jesus Molina Flores Alexis Adrian Inda Mateo Alduenda Gutierrez Leonardo Espericut Simental age unavailable