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Man sentenced for attempting to smuggle 12 migrants in Yuma

YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) - A man was sentenced after he was caught smuggling 12 people into the U.S. near Yuma, according to U.S. Border Patrol Yuma Sector.

Border Patrol agents stopped the man back in October on Avenue 3E and 32nd Street.

After serving his sentence, he will be deported to Mexico, according to Border Patrol.

The man was sentenced to six months in prison.

The full post about the arrest can be found on social media here.

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