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TO texas man He will spend years in federal prison after being convicted of organizing a human trafficking scheme involving thousands of illegal immigrants.
Isai Orona, 35, also known as “Panda,” was sentenced to 54 months in federal prison for conspiracy to transport aliens and transport aliens, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Texas said Wednesday.
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A Texas man was sentenced to 4.5 years in prison after being convicted of conspiracy to transport aliens and transport aliens, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Texas. (iStock)
Court documents showed that Orona was identified in WhatsApp communications as organizer of the smuggling scheme.
He admitted to smuggling more than 2,500 illegal immigrants into the United States over a six-month span in 2023, many of whom were taken to Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Isai Orona, alias “Panda”, admitted to smuggling more than 2,500 illegal immigrants into the US. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)
He also said he had a network of drivers who helped him. smuggling illegal immigrants in at least 12 vehicles. When U.S. Border Patrol agents arrested an accomplice in transporting nine illegal immigrants in El Paso, they discovered that the car they were using was registered to Orona.
An accomplice working with Isai Orona was arrested for trafficking nine illegal immigrants in El Paso, Texas.
He was arrested on November 20, 2023 and pleaded guilty to the aforementioned crimes on July 12, 2024.
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In addition to the four and a half years he will spend behind bars, the court also entered a monetary judgment against Orona for $250,000.
