Three Convicted in Deadly Smuggling Case
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From Times Wire Reports
Three people were convicted in Houston in a deadly smuggling attempt that ended in the deaths of 19 illegal immigrants who had been packed into a stifling tractor-trailer.
The defendants, all U.S. citizens from South Texas, were convicted of conspiracy and harboring and transporting illegal immigrants. They are to be sentenced May 1.
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