
U.S. Border Patrol agents at the Falfurrias, Texas checkpoint arrested a man for transporting migrants in the wheel well and fuel tank of a pickup truck. Noel Mercado, the driver, has been convicted of human smuggling and faces up to 10 years in federal prison.
The incident took place back in Jan. 5, with Mercado being convicted by U.S. Attorney Nicholas Ganjei on Wednesday. Mercado, a Jonesboro, Arkansas native, is set to be sentenced on June 11 and faces a $250,000 fine.