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Katy Man Sentenced For Smuggling People In Furniture

Katy Man Sentenced For Smuggling People In Furniture

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by: KatyDotCom Active Indicator LED Icon 3 Site Admin  OP 
~ 4 years ago   May 22, '19 12:32pm  
 
A 23-year-old legal permanent resident of Katy has been ordered to federal prison following his conviction of transporting illegal aliens, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick. Yabar Ayan Portes-Arevalo pleaded guilty Feb. 18, 2019.
 
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On Monday, Senior U.S. District Judge John Rainey handed Portes-Arevalo a 21-month sentence. He could also lose his resident status in the United States. At the hearing, the court found he endangered the lives of the illegal aliens.
 
On Dec. 10, 2018, Portes-Arevalo approached the primary inspection lane of the Border Patrol (BP) checkpoint near Sarita. He was driving a Ford F-150 pickup with a couch and dresser loaded in the bed of the truck wrapped in plastic. During a routine inspection, Portes-Arevalo became visibly nervous, at which time BP conducted an x-ray examination of the vehicle which showed abnormalities inside the furniture.
 
BP agents removed the plastic and discovered three undocumented aliens hidden in the couch and three more inside the dresser. The dresser had been nailed shut.
 
Portes-Arevalo is in custody pending transfer to a U.S. Bureau of Prisons facility to be determined in the near future.
 
BP conducted the investigation. Assistant U.S. Attorney Cody Barnes is prosecuting the case.
 
www.justice.gov/usao -sdtx
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Wildone Active Indicator LED Icon 1
~ 4 years ago   May 22, '19 4:43pm  
Dang people
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Tblanton Active Indicator LED Icon  New Member
~ 4 years ago   May 23, '19 9:49am  
@KatyDotCom : lucky they were still alive.
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AggieT Active Indicator LED Icon
~ 4 years ago   May 23, '19 10:58am  
So I'm really curious. How did he get them into the furniture in the first place? It's amazing what people will think of!
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ElysonMomma Active Indicator LED Icon 1
~ 4 years ago   May 23, '19 12:17pm  
I cant imagine being stuck in furniture in this heat.
I barely go outside and start sweating.....
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