Two Guides Sentenced After Death in Desert | Santa Fe News

Two Mexican men, Gustavo Joachin-Hernandez and Israel Gonzalez-Cruz, face three years and ten months in prison for guiding a deadly human smuggling operation that ended in the death of a 26-year-old woman, Evelyn Esmeralda Villalta-Marquez, left behind in the desert heat. Charged as key facilitators, they admitted to helping migrants reach a stash house for profit — but one life was lost. Authorities from HSI Las Cruces and Border Patrol uncovered the tragedy on August 7 near Santa Teresa. After serving their time, both men will be deported — a grim reminder of the human cost and legal consequences of border trafficking. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/bbb92ca8e8b71e78