![]() 'STASH HOUSE'Īlong with 27 Mexicans, the victims included 14 Hondurans, eight Guatemalans and two Salvadorans, Mexican and Guatemalan officials said. ![]() Martinez, who is in official custody, made an initial appearance in a court in the Eastern District of Texas on Wednesday. Reuters was unable to reach Martinez for comment. Martinez told the informant, "The driver was unaware the air conditioning unit stopped working and was the reason why the individuals died," Canales added. Martinez sent messages including "Call me bro" and "Wya bro," meaning "where you at," Canales wrote.Ī confidential informant for ICE and the Texas police spoke with Martinez after the incident, Canales wrote. Martinez repeatedly messaged Zamorano in the hours after but received no reply, wrote Nestor Canales, a special agent with Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) investigations division. Martinez on Monday sent a photo of a truck load manifest to Zamorano, who responded by saying, "I go to the same spot," a federal investigator wrote in a court filing Wednesday. Prosecutors allege Zamorano conspired with Christian Martinez, 28, who was also charged with a human trafficking offense. Temperatures in the area that day had soared as high as 103 Fahrenheit (39.4 Celsius), and authorities called to the scene found no water supplies or signs of working air-conditioning inside the cargo trailer.
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