Event Brief
Smuggler pleads guilty over tunnel into U.S.
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Filed: Sep 04, 2026 at 2:00 PM ET
Summary: A Mexican smuggler, Luis Carlos Davalos-Lopez, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to bring migrants into the United States. Prosecutors said he helped run an operation using an underground tunnel from Ciudad Juárez to El Paso’s storm drains, charging migrants up to $30,000 and moving them to exit points inside the drains.
WHO: Luis Carlos Davalos-Lopez; prosecutors
WHAT: Pleading guilty to conspiracy to bring migrants into the United States tied to a tunnel smuggling operation
WHEN: Sep 03, 2026 at 8:00 PM ET
WHERE: El Paso, Texas, USA
WHY: The plea resolves a case alleging his role in a smuggling operation that used the Juárez-to-El Paso tunnel to charge migrants for illegal entry.
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