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11 indicted in smuggling deaths of 6 migrants in rail cargo container in Texas
11 individuals were indicted in the smuggling deaths of six migrants found in a rail cargo container in Texas. The victims, from Honduras and Mexico, were discovered in a Laredo rail yard, with suspected heat stroke as the cause. The indictment relates to a human smuggling operation involving freight trains.
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