Just this week, Joint Task Force Alpha took four major enforcement actions right here in Tampa. We unsealed the indictment charging 12 defendants operating a massive. Right here in Tampa, a massive illegal smuggling ring. The defendants engaged in a conspiracy to bring illegal aliens from Cuba to the US for profit. They coached their clients, including children who came to airports alone, came to our country alone, were put on plan planes for connecting flights, lied to Border Patrol agents. (02:53–03:00)
CLAIM
Asserts that defendants conspired to smuggle illegal aliens from Cuba to the US for profit.
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