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Ironman Convicted in Deadly Smuggling Case | Texas News
A federal jury in El Paso convicted Juan Carlos Lara-Quezada, aka “Ironman,” on five counts for his role in a deadly immigrant smuggling ring that operated across West Texas and New Mexico. The operation moved hundreds through the desert, then dumped them at stash houses — until one tragic trip ended when a sick woman and her son-in-law were abandoned on a roadside, dying from heat exposure before help arrived. Arrested in December 2024, Lara-Quezada now faces sentencing in November after being found guilty of conspiracy to transport immigrants resulting in death and harboring immigrants —…
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