LAX employee arrested in alleged immigrant smuggling plot

A longtime elevator mechanic at Los Angeles International Airport has been charged with smuggling illegal immigrants into the United States by leading them out of the terminal before they were inspected by federal authorities, reports Anna Gorman this morning.

Roberto Amaya Canchola, 53, was arrested at the airport Aug. 23 after a sting operation involving federal immigration agents. Authorities believe the North Hills resident smuggled in at least 15 illegal immigrants, including two with criminal records who had previously been deported. They all arrived on Mexicana flights from Guanajuato, Mexico, officials said.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the U.S. attorney's office are still investigating the allegations. Agents believe that Canchola was only one player in a larger smuggling organization and that he probably was used for his airport access.

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-- Deborah Bonello in Mexico City

Comments

[Yvonne]

Maybe Rex should be deported to Mexico so he can start the war......Rex calm down. If he is an American, he's gonna stay put. Stop wishful thinking about getting rid of all the brown people. We are here to stay. Especially the US citizens!

[Rex]

I don't care if this piece of crap is illegal, or is a legal resident, or is a citizen whose family has been in the US for hundreds of years - he should be deported to Mexico.

It's coming...the "race" war between Hispanics and non-Hispanic whites gets closer and closer...