A Human Smuggler Was Stopped On I-75 Heading To Tampa
The Florida Highway Patrol pulled over a Nissan Armada for illegal tint and uncovered a human smuggling operation. Thursday after pulling over a Nissan Armada in Sumter County.
The Armada was pulled over on I-75 in Sumter County. Esvil Miguel Soto Perez, 23, of Phoenix, Arizona was driving and gave troopers a Mexican ID card. FHP found a large amount of money and receipts of money transfers to Mexico on him. They also found four other Hispanics in the SUV, which none of them knew each other.
After further investigation, it was confirmed the four passengers paid Soto Perez to smuggle them into the Tampa Bay area. Evil Miguel Soto Perez was arrested on four counts of smuggling and one count for having no valid driver’s license.