Jose Cruz Noguez, 49, of Mexicali, Mexico, admitted his role in a smuggling attempt that resulted in the March 2, 2021 crash that killed 13 Mexican and Guatemalan nationals.
SAN DIEGO – A man who coordinated a human smuggling operation that led to an Imperial County crash that killed 13 people and injured several others pleaded guilty in San Diego federal court Tuesday.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office said Cruz Noguez’s involvement in the smuggling operation included trying to recruit a driver and scouting for law enforcement in the area where vehicles loaded with undocumented migrants would be traveling. One of the SUVs broke down on Interstate 8 near Holtville and 19 undocumented immigrants were arrested there by U.S. Border Patrol agents, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. The other SUV was involved in the fatal wreck, with a dozen victims dying at the crash scene and another who died at a hospital.
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