New Mexico woman busted smuggling undocumented immigrants into South Florida, and dealing drugs

(Brenda Boaz arrested in Stuart, FL, with ledger titled “Trips Taken”)

Just moments ago, Florida’s Martin County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) reported on the arrest of a woman accused of picking up illegal immigrants near the Mexican border, and after charging each person a few thousand dollars, began smuggling them throughout the U.S. – until getting busted for human trafficking in South Florida. 

The Sheriff’s Office said that, “If you think human trafficking wasn’t happening in our area, this might shock you. If you were concerned it could be happening, those concerns have been validated. That’s following the arrest of 56-year old Brenda Boaz of New Mexico.”

During this past weekend, an MCSO deputy conducted a traffic stop on Boaz’s vehicle after she made an illegal turn, and then mysteriously turned off her headlights. Boaz had two other people inside the vehicle.

When questioned, it was determined that Boaz was smuggling undocumented individuals into the area – as well as other locations throughout the United States. On this particular trip to Martin County, Boaz had picked up an unknown number of people from the Mexico/New Mexico border, and spent the past few days dropping them off in various parts of the United States.

The Sheriff’s Office said that Boaz’s stop in Stuart, Florida, was a planned drop off. Boaz was getting between $2,500 and $3,000 per person to smuggle them in the country. One of the undocumented males said he had no ties here; but once he was dropped off, he planned to live on the streets until he could find a job. The female said she was here to connect with other family members who were already here.

When deputies searched the vehicle, they found methamphetamine, drug paraphernalia, plastic baggies and marijuana that Boaz planned to sell. Also inside the vehicle, a ledger entitled, “Trips Taken”.

The two undocumented individuals were turned over to Border Patrol. The ledger was turned over to Federal Authorities, and Brenda Boaz was taken to the Martin County Jail on the following charges:

• human smuggling,
• transporting drugs into the state,
• possessing or selling a controlled substance without a prescription, and
• possession of drug paraphernalia.

(Source and images: MCSO)

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