Man Arrested in Alien Deaths
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DALLAS — The brother of a man wanted in the deaths of 18 illegal aliens who suffocated in an airtight boxcar has been arrested, a federal official said today.
The man, whose name was not immediately released, was being held in the El Paso County Jail, Immigration and Naturalization Service spokesman Mario Ortiz said. He said Enrique Hernandez Garcia, 33, also known as El Chapulin, or the Grasshopper, is still being sought. “We believe Chapulin is the one who did close the door on the boxcar and the guy in custody is one of the principals of the operation,” Ortiz said.
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