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Men found crammed in SUV accused of entering US illegally

FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, Ill. (AP) – Federal prosecutors say 14 men from central and South America were found crammed in an SUV when the vehicle was pulled over last month on Interstate 64 in southern Illinois.
The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois announced Wednesday the SUV was stopped on Feb. 25 near New Baden for improper lane usage by an officer from the Lebanon Police Department who was working for the Drug Enforcement Administration. The SUV had a temporary Texas license plate.
The driver, 20-year-old Domingo Tomas-Zacarias of Guatemala, is charged with human smuggling for allegedly transporting men between the ages of 16 and 34 years across an international border illegally.
Authorities say seven of the passengers in the car had been deported before. Investigators say the other six passengers entered the U.S. illegally at various times through Arizona or Texas, but hadn’t been deported.
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