First Posted: May 03, 2021 08:56 PM EDT
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Five have tested positive for COVID-19 out of the about 100 people involved in the human smuggling operation in a Houston home.
Captives were tested after some of them complained of COVID-related symptoms, such as fever, loss of smell, and taste.
Five people are still waiting for their COVID tests, according to a Fox News report.
An all-night investigation was brought on the table after authorities received a tip last Thursday.
Assistant Police Chief Daryn Edwards said that a SWAT team entered the home on 12210 Chessington Drive, wherein they found a disturbing human smuggling case instead of a kidnapping incident.
5 people were charged with operating a Houston human smuggling operation, after nearly 100 undocumented immigrants found INSIDER 5/3/2021
Houston Police discovered a human smuggling home after 97 undocumented immigrants were found.
Five people were charged in federal court in the human smuggling scheme.
One person said that the ringleaders threatened her brother s life to obtain more money.
In total, five people were charged with harboring, concealing, and shielding undocumented immigrants for the purpose of commercial advantage or private financial gain. Their names are:
Marina Garcia-Diaz, 22, of El Salvador
Henry Licona-Larios, 31, Honduras
Marcelo Garcia-Palacios, 21, Mexico
According to the criminal complaint filed on May 1, the Houston Police Department received a 911 call about a kidnapping case from Francis Martinez. The filing alleges that Martinez paid human smugglers $11,000 to move her brother from Honduras to the US. She said that she was told by several peop
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