Human Smuggling Phoenix Stash House Operator Sentenced

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Macario Ulises Barragan-Cisneros, 45, of Michoacán, Mexico, was sentenced last week to a mere 57 months in prison after pleading guilty to Conspiracy to Transport and Harbor Illegal Aliens for Profit.

His sentence is to be followed by three years supervised release.

Barragan-Cisneros’ co-defendant Gustavo Bueno De-Haro was sentenced to 12 months and one day on May 26, 2022.

On September 21, 2021, after several days of surveillance, special agents from Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) discovered 30 undocumented non-citizens (UNCs) inside a trailer unit located in the Camino Vista Mobile Home Park, in Phoenix, Arizona. A ledger revealing human smuggling operations was located inside the trailer.

Barragan-Cisneros was identified as a human smuggler coordinator, in addition to having recruited co-conspirator De-Haro to transport and conceal UNCs.