Suspects drugged Mexican children to smuggle them into U.S.: court documents

The Brief

Four people have been charged for their roles in a human smuggling scheme that brought children from Mexico into the U.S.

The suspects are accused of giving the children THC-laced candy to sedate them during the smuggling process.

The charges are part of a broader, nationwide initiative by the Department of Justice to combat human smuggling and transnational criminal organizations.

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 lawf