National Guard Soldier Arrested, Charged With Smuggling Illegal Aliens Into United States

The U.S. military patrols the U.S.-Mexico border fence at Friendship Park in San Ysidro, Calif., on Nov. 15, 2018. Charlotte Cuthbertson/The Epoch Times

A National Guardsman was arrested and charged with the human trafficking of illegal aliens into the United States after he was caught near San Diego with three Mexican nationals.

Edward Jair Acosta-Avila was charged in federal court with attempting to smuggle the three Mexicans into the United States after being caught on Nov. 10.