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Texas Man Arrested for Smuggling 23 Immigrants in Truck

12/10/2025

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John David Amaya, a 24-year-old Texas man, was arrested on November 28 after authorities found 23 illegal immigrants hidden in his truck during a La Salle County stop.
A K-9 unit alerted officers, revealing immigrants from Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Mexico, and Nicaragua in the truck's sleeper area.
Amaya drove without a commercial driver's license.
He faces 23 counts of smuggling and a minimum 10-year sentence under Texas law.

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John David Amaya, a 24-year-old Texas man, was arrested on November 28 after authorities found 23 illegal immigrants hidden in his truck during a La Salle County stop.
A K-9 unit alerted officers, revealing immigrants from Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Mexico, and Nicaragua in the truck's sleeper area.
Amaya drove without a commercial driver's license.
He faces 23 counts of smuggling and a minimum 10-year sentence under Texas law.