Three Mexican men are facing federal human smuggling and illegal reentry charges after the Mesa drop house they were allegedly operating was discovered Wednesday by federal agents.
Jesus Castillo-Mejia, 47, and Genaro Guzman-Guzman, 29, were charged in federal court Thursday with human smuggling, according to a news release from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Marco Guzman-Guzman 27, the brother of Genaro, was charged with illegally re-entering the United States following a previous deportation order.
Home Security Investigations special agents received a tip Wednesday about a drop house at S. Hobson Street in Mesa. They observed several people attempting to flee from the house, according to the release, and pursued them back into the house before obtaining a federal search warrant.
Once inside the house, the agents discovered the defendants and 22 other illegal immigrants from Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador and Ecuador. The group included three women and one teenage boy, the release said.
"To the smugglers, these people are simply a commodity, not human beings," said Matt Allen, special agent in charge of HSI in Arizona.
According to criminal complaints, Castillo-Mejia showed the illegal aliens a handgun and threatened to pistol whip anyone who tried to flee. He later demanded an additional $1,000 smuggling fee from one of the women, the release said.
Engaged Voter posted at 1:58 pm on Fri, Jun 29, 2012.
Dear Federal Agents,
Thank you for doing your job. Now please deport ALL the criminals...and please do not refer to the CRIMINALS in the house as victims.
Thanks again.
Arizona Willie posted at 10:49 am on Sat, Jun 30, 2012.
Engaged Voter ... in this case some of them are both criminals and victims.
They are victims of extortion by the criminal smugglers.
And they are criminal guilty of conspiring to be smuggled into the United States and of illegally entering the U.S.
But, there is no doubt, the media chooses to call them victims to make them seem deserving of being given some kind of consideration.
Anyone illegally re-entering the country after deportation should be sentenced to 20 years in prison with no parole possible.
Same for those guilty of smuggling illegals.
Leon Ceniceros posted at 10:57 am on Sat, Jun 30, 2012.
22 MORE ILLEGAL ALIENS FROM MEXICO, GUATAMALA, HONDURAS, EL SALVADOR AND POINTS SOUTH THAT THE OBAMA IMMIGRATION SERVICE TOOK FINGERPRINTS OF, PHOTOS, COLD WATER, A SANDWICH AND SOME FRUIT.....................AND LET OUT THE BACK DOOR.
THANK YOU MR. OBAMA AND ALL THE DEMOCRATS....LIBERALS AND PROGRESSIVES WHO VOTED THEM INTO OFFICE.
THANK YOU MR. OBAMA AND THE DEMOCRATS FOR ADDING 22 MORE ILLEGAL ALIENS TO USE FORGED DOCMENTS TO GET SOCIAL SECURITY.....FOOD STAMPS....HUD SUBSIDIZED HOUSING AND UTILITIES AND WELFARE CHECKS.
THANK YOU MR. OBAMA AND THE DEMOCRATS FOR TURNING AMERICA INTO A 3RD WORLD DEBTOR-NATION.
THANK YOU MR. OBAMA AND THE DEMOCRATS FOR...DESTROYING AMERICA !!!
TruthSeeker posted at 3:04 pm on Sat, Jun 30, 2012.
How can this be? I thought Janet Napolitano said the border was secure.[huh]
Masterrogue666 posted at 11:00 am on Sun, Jul 1, 2012.
Some much for a decrease of ILLEGAL ALIENS coming across the border, or that the border is "secure"....
Jesus Christo de Nogales posted at 11:13 am on Mon, Jul 2, 2012.
Janet and her Fleabagger Party (aka Democrats, liberals,progressives &OWS) friends have told us the border is secure, so this can't be true. They nust be Meskins planted by Sheriff Joe.
Jesus Christo de Nogales posted at 9:21 am on Thu, Jul 5, 2012.
Why is Obama against improving the living standeard and employment in Mexico?
Obama is a true racist. Why does the US President hate the advancement of the standard of living for Mexico’s poor? Barrack Hussein Obama; how dare you deprive Mexico its young educated and motivated people? These illegal aliens now in the US are the only hope for Mexico and you want to keep them here in the US. They could start businesses, create jobs, and improve the standard of living for the poor people of Mexico. Yet you want to be selfish and deprive Mexico of these talented youth who could make life better for all the people of Mexico. SHAME ON YOU! Have you no compassion for the poor now living in Mexico? Gustavo Arellano, Steve Gallardo, Nicky Diaz Santillan, and La Raza need to insist that all these young educated and talented Mexicans be sent back to Mexico to help improve the standard of living for the poor Mexicans. Are you with us for the good of Mexico and its people?