Traffic stop results in smuggling charges

On January 20, 2023, Deputy Samuel Melton of the Garza County Sheriff’s Office stopped a vehicle northbound on US HWY 84 for speeding. While contacting the driver, who was identified as Maycol Antonio Martinez-Medina 25 years of age. It was discovered that he had been paid to transport an illegal alien to Amarillo. Martinez-Medina was arrested for Smuggling of a Person. A large amount of curr...

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