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ROWNSVILLE, Texas—Two illegal aliens have been sent to prison in connection with their role in growing 11,500 marijuana plants in Texas. The father and son duo are expected to be deported after completing their sentence.
On Tuesday, 22-year-old Miguel Echevarria-Guisar appeared before U.S. District Judge Andrew Hanen who sentenced him to three years in prison on the charge of manufacturing marijuana. Just last month, 51-year-old Miguel Echevarria-Zuniga, Guisar’s father was sentenced to three and a half years for a similar marijuana charge and for being a previously deported alien who was caught in the United States.
The father and son were arrested in August, 2014, by chance after U.S. Border Patrol agents stumbled upon the field being cultivated in Willacy County. More than 11,500 plants were found in the operation, court records obtained by Breitbart Texas revealed.
On that day, agents arrested 14 illegal aliens that were being smuggled through the brush...
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