46 immigrants killed the industrial chain behind the US tragedy: a $ 500, the US Marine Corps soldiers used this to "get fast money"

On the 27th local time, a major immigration tragedy occurred in San Antonio, San Antonio, USA, and at least 46 people were unfortunately killed. It is reported that the local police found at least 46 remains in a 18 -wheeled truck at the intersection near the Laklan Air Force Base, and 16 were taken to the hospital. The local government believes that the dead are immigrants.

▲ On June 27, local time, local US officials found 46 remains in a abandoned trailer truck in the San Antonio area in Texas.

The local fire department Charles recalled the scene at the time: "As soon as you drive, you can see the piles of corpses." He added that there was no air conditioner and drinking water in the car. It is reported that the local outdoor temperature was as high as nearly 40 degrees Celsius. It is reported that "the survivors are very hot, there are phenomena such as heat stroke, dehydration, and heat failure." Mexican Minister of Foreign Affairs Ebrad said that of the 16 people sent to the hospital, two wounded people have been dangerous to Damimara's nationality and are unclear for the time being.

【Residents of the incident】

Seeing that immigrants have jumped off the train many times

Not very surprised

According to reports, the security guard Edward, a wooden factory near the incident, said that he was not surprised when he heard the news. "I have seen some people jumping off the train near the incident countless times. It is sooner or later." Edward explained that the organizations that brought immigrants here did not care about the safety issues of these immigrants.

▲ Igelpas, the border city of Dezhou, the United States, the patrol staff walks on the new border wall

In fact, a similar scene was performed in San Antonio in 2017. At that time, 10 immigrants were found to die in a tractor trailer outside the Wal -Mart Supermarket on the south side of the city. It is reported that there are two highways connecting the city and the town of Texas border in southern San Antonio. It is reported that the parts of San Antonio are relatively remote. Most of them are rural areas and some garbage dumps, which makes large trucks or trucks not noticeable.

According to previous reports, residents near the incident also said that the place has always been called "the end of immigration." It is said that San Antonio is also known as the "transit station". Many immigrants will jump here and be picked up and then shipped to all parts of the United States.

The latest data from the US government shows that in May this year, US border law enforcement officers arrested nearly 240,000 illegal immigrants at the US -Mexico border, a record high.

【US Navy Marine Member】

Know the illegal immigration illegal illegal transportation

But this money is so profitable

According to reports, for illegal immigrants, entering the United States is just the beginning. Next, they need to escape the inspection stations on roads such as Texas, Arizona, California and other places. In order to reach their destinations, these immigrants need to hide them in the "mixed" inspection station in dragging locomotives, large trucks, and even coffins, so a "smuggling gang", which is mainly composed of military personnel. It is reported that they generally pick up "illegal immigrants" north of the US -Mexico border, help them avoid layer of inspection, and finally ship them to the United States inland.

Byron and his friend David are both members of the "smuggling gang". At the same time, they are also members of the US Navy's Marine Corps stationed in Pendlton, near Santiago, California. On the morning of July 3, 2019, Byron and David drove a car about 7 miles (about 11 kilometers) about 7 miles from the US -Mexico border. Inside the car. This is not the first time Byron and David "smuggling" illegal immigrants, so they are very confident in the operation.

▲ International bridge connecting Delrio in Texas and Askania, Mexico.

It is reported that because of the neatly trimmed hair, clean appearance, and the label of the "Navy's Marine Team" and the uniforms in the car on the car, almost no one doubts them, and they are also called it. "Perfect smuggler". These smuggles with the "Navy's Marine Members" have been stolen illegal immigrants since 2019. They will coordinate each other and make excuses to avoid conventional training. The report pointed out that the temptation factors such as short time and high remuneration made these American soldiers know that it was illegal, but still hoped to make money by this.

However, this time, Byron and David happened to hit a US border patrol person in a nearby patrol while smuggling illegal entry. The border patrol staff found that Byron's car parked on the road and turned around within 1 minute to drive in the opposite direction. This caused the patrol staff to suspect that the patrol staff immediately reported the situation. Subsequently, when Byron passed the inspection station, he stopped it and searched his vehicle. The people in the car immediately admitted that it was an illegal entry, and Byron and David also acknowledged that they "sneaked the illegal entry population." After Byron and David were arrested, the other 16 naval marines in the same unit were also arrested for smuggling, which also became one of the biggest scandals in the history of the Marine Corps.

【Illegal immigration smuggling gang】

Use money to seduce young soldiers

Social media is a new recruitment method

It is reported that although U.S. officials scold the "population smugglers" as the accomplice of monopoly interest groups and set up a special working group to solve related issues, the smuggling group in Pendelton Camp has stated that many military personnel have already been in The patrol staff was absorbed into this billions of dollars of criminal industries.

▲ Pengdlton Camp, about 79 kilometers from San Diego

Francisco, who has been responsible for recruiting government officials into the "smuggling gang" and now he has been imprisoned, recruited at least 10 naval Marine team members from the Pendlton Camp Military Base. He described Pendlton Camp as a "talent pool". He explained that some recruits have just graduated from high school and are easily attracted by "easy money" gimmicks. "It is a wonderful idea for the official staff to pick up people (illegal immigrants) for us (illegal immigrants), because it will not cause any doubt." According to Francisco, most of the naval marine teams he recruited are young people in their early 20s, money, money, money It is an important factor that drives them to participate. According to reports, these naval marine teams are generally actions of two people, one of them is a driver, and the other will speak Spanish to communicate. Francisco said that before becoming a "recruitment member", he had received more than a hundred immigrants in the border area. Francisco said he had a carefully planned "smuggling plan" to earn tens of thousands of dollars in income. According to Francisco, he did not think of the plan of "using the naval marine team members to smuggle the entry population". The "inspiration" of this plan comes from a woman he once recruited. "She asked me if she wanted to see her friend in the Marine Corps in the Pendlton Navy. Her friend hoped to earn something out of fast." Francisco recalled. Subsequently, the naval marine player introduced Francisco to another naval warrior player, and the latter introduced it to other players. In this way, in a few months, Francisco had a "cooperation" with at least 10 naval Marine teams stationed in Persons.

According to Francisco, in fact, the work of these "Marine Corps" is very simple and clear. Before driving to the border, they will receive a call from Mexico number to tell them where to stop. Illegal entry will hide in the hiding place near its parking location in advance. When the car stops, he will immediately get into the car. Due to the particularity of the identity, when passing the inspection station, the car drove by the Marine Corps can be passed directly. These vehicles will continue. About two hours later, the vehicle will stop at the supermarket or McDonald's door in a small town in the suburbs. Then these immigrants will transfer to other vehicles and continue.

▲ Social platform has become an important way to recruit "new transporters"

According to Francisco, he mainly communicated with these people through Snapchat, a social platform that was able to burn after reading. He said that the social platform has become an important way for people to recruit "new transporters" and say that they also participated in smuggling through the social platform at the beginning. In fact, some other naval marine teams said that they also saw a story on the social platform that strangers posted their stories about "3 hours of driving for 3 hours". After the player expressed his interest, he came to a remote place according to the instructions, and two people came out to respond to him. In this regard, Snapchat spokesman said the company's "use Snapchat for any illegal purpose, including this type of activity, with zero tolerance attitude."

[Layer "" drawing "industrial chain]

Each "illegal immigration" needs to pay $ 11,000

U.S. soldiers can get $ 500 for each immigration

Data show that the US law enforcement agency arrested about 1.7 million illegal immigrants on the border between the United States and Mexico in fiscal 2021, reaching historical peaks. According to reports, the number of immigrants in the US -Mexico border in 2021 reached 557, setting the highest record in 1998, and the real deaths may be more.

According to reports, the United States has been taking measures to crack down on illegal immigrants in the border. However, under various factors, people from Latin America continue to influx. In the case of increasingly difficult to enter the United States, people are increasingly relying on the "smuggling group", and the costs required for "illegal entry" are also "rising to the water", from 2,000 US dollars per person in the early 21st century to the current $ 11,000 To 14,000 US dollars/person.

▲ Immigrations trying to cross the border wall into the United States are intercepted by US border law enforcement officers.

It is reported that these smuggling groups generally provide convenience to "smuggling" through bribe police officers and negotiations with drug trafficking groups. Francisco mentioned a man who negotiated with the Mexican smuggling gang. Each immigrant successfully entered the United States, and the man could withdraw $ 5,000, while Francisco was able to withdraw $ 2,500, and then Francisco gave it to the specific action. The reward of $ 500 in the Navy's Marine League team. This "drawing" system also extended to the Navy's Marine Corps. It is reported that if you are only participating in the plan, but the players who do not participate in the operation, they can get $ 120. According to Francisco estimation, he cooperated with the Naval Marine players in Pendelton for three to four months. He said: "They are very hard to create more than 20,000 US dollars for me in just one week."

The U.S. Marine Corps issued a statement saying: "The troops are committed to maintaining justice and legal system. Personnel discovered by illegal activities will be handled in accordance with procedures. Relevant personnel involved will be held accountable and are no longer a member of the Marine Corps. "

Red Star News reporter Li Jinrui

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