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TEXAS - Four people have been charged for their roles in a scheme to smuggle children from Mexico into the United States, sometimes using candy laced with THC to sedate them during smuggling events.

Human Smuggling Scheme

Mexican nationals Susana Guadian and Daniel Guadian, both 50 years old and married; Dianne Guadian, 32, a U.S. citizen and Susana's daughter; and Manuel Valenzuela, 35, a lawful permanent resident residing in El Paso, Texas, were charged in the Western District of Texas by a criminal complaint with conspiracy to transport aliens and bringing aliens to the United States for financial gain.

Defendants Dianne Guadian and Manuel Valenzuela were arrested in El Paso on Aug. 30 and had their initial appearances on Sept. 2.

The backstory:

According to the complain

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