Nine people have now been sentenced in a human smuggling operation that investigators say used jet skis and other personal watercraft to run migrants onto San Diego beaches, including Bird Rock and Sunset Cliffs. The longest sentence so far, three years in federal prison, went to Edgar Jimenez Macias after he pleaded guilty. Several others walked out with time served, while three defendants are still waiting for their day in court.
According to the Times of San Diego, Macias admitted to conspiracy to bring in aliens for financial gain. The outlet reports that Alex Ceja Guzman, who goes by Alejandro, also pleaded guilty and remains free on $40,000 bond, with sentencing scheduled for this Thursday. Court filings show the prosecutions grew out of indictments returned…..