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Man accused of transporting undocumented immigrants to Tampa pleads not guilty
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A man accused of attempting to bring undocumented immigrants to Tampa, possibly setting a precedent in Florida after the passage of a new immigration law, was in court Thursday.
Raquel Lopez Aguilar is pleading not guilty, according to notices read by Judge Stephen E. Toner, Jr. in Hernando County Court during his scheduled arraignment. Attorneys are also demanding a jury trial.
In August, Florida Highway Patrol stated they stopped the 41-year-old while driving on I-75 and that he was in the country illegally, while trying to bring six other undocumented immigrants inside the van from Georgia to Tampa. Lopez Aguilar was then taken into custody and faces human smuggling charges, along with driving without a license.
MORE: https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/florida-hernando-county-sb-1718-immigration-law/67-b2fa7976-5fb8-4241-a9a5-9d67cc67edbd
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