GA man gets 18 months for smuggling people over US-Canada border

A 39-year old Georgia man has pleaded guilty to a charge of conspiracy to transport unauthorized aliens.
Rodolfo Arzola-Carillo was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Fargo this week to 18 months in prison by Chief Judge Peter Welte.
An investigation determined that Arzola-Carrillo helped coordinate the smuggling of a group of seven undocumented noncitizens from Mexico, including two minor children, across the United States – Canada border into North Dakota and down to Georgia in November 2022. The plan fell apart when weather conditions deteriorated, putting lives at risk. The harsh temperature, snow, and wind caused the group to seek assistance from the Pembina County Sheriff’s Office, who responded to aid all nine individuals and then alerted U.S. Border Patrol.
Arzola-Carrillo’s co-defendant, Ernesto Falcon Jr., is set for a change-of-plea and sentence hearing in August.

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