PHOENIX — A Glendale man was sentenced to over 3 years in prison on Tuesday for his role in a deadly human smuggling operation that took place last year, authorities said.
Steven Beltran-Lugo, 19, helped transport two undocumented migrants in March 2024, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Arizona.
The sentencing came after Beltran-Lugo pleaded guilty on Oct. 1, 2024, to conspiring to transport undocumented migrants for profit and putting a person’s life in jeopardy, which led to death.
Glendale man involved in deadly human smuggling operation sentenced
The deadly human smuggling operation took place on March 6, 2024, after Beltran-Lugo and his co-defendant, Cesar Velazquez-Munoz, picked up two undocumented migrants near the U.S.-Mexico border, prosecutors said…