Cartels turn to social media to lure Americans into human smuggling; Texas cracking down
While officials say they are targeting Mexican cartels that run the smuggling, most of those charged in Texas are American ...
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Texas Human Smuggling Law Targets U.S. Drivers Lured by Cartels on Social Media
Justin Persinger, a 33-year-old musician, was lured into a smuggling operation in the spring of 2023 after meeting a woman ...
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Cartels turn to social media to lure Americans into human smuggling as Texas enforces stricter laws
When Justin Persinger met the woman at a grocery store, he was broke and sleeping on a friend’s couch in San Antonio. After ...
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Cartels turn to social media to lure Americans into human smuggling
Editor’s note: This story contains explicit language. When Justin Persinger met the woman at a grocery store, he was broke and sleeping on a friend’s couch in San Antonio. After some flirting ...
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Cartels turn to social media to lure Americans into human smuggling
Persinger declined to share certain details of the encounter because he feared retaliation from the woman who "ruined" his life, he said through his lawyer. Justin Persinger was a musician ...
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Cartels turn to social media to lure Americans into human smuggling as Texas enforces stricter laws
Editor’s note: This story contains explicit language. When Justin Persinger met the woman at a grocery store, he was broke and sleeping on a friend’s couch in San Antonio. After some flirting ...