11 people indicted over deaths of six people in cargo container in Texas

Six migrants from Honduras and Mexico – including 14-year-old boy – were found dead in May near US-Mexico border Sign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email A US attorney announced a federal indictment on Friday against 11 people in the smuggling deaths of six migrants whose bodies were found in a rail cargo container in Texas in May. The six people were found dead in a rail yard shipping container in Laredo, on the US-Mexico border. They were from Honduras and Mexico and included a 14-year-old boy, all part of a human-smuggling effort on a freight train, authorities said. Continue reading...

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11 people indicted over deaths of six people in cargo container in Texas

Six migrants from Honduras and Mexico – including 14-year-old boy – were found dead in May near US-Mexico border

A US attorney announced a federal indictment on Friday against 11 people in the smuggling deaths of six migrants whose bodies were found in a rail cargo container in Texas in May.

The six people were found dead in a rail yard shipping container in Laredo, on the US-Mexico border. They were from Honduras and Mexico and included a 14-year-old boy, all part of a human-smuggling effort on a freight train, authorities said.

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