Pablo charges individuals $1,500 to smuggle them across the Texas-Mexico border. One July day after collecting his fee, Pablo hides three Mexican citizens in sealed cardboard boxes marked "PINATAS
" He then places the boxes in the back of his truck, which is filled with similarly marked boxes that actually contain piñatas. He drives across the border. A Customs inspector on the Texas side of the border glances in the back of the truck and waves Carlos through. Several hours later the truck breaks down near San Antonio. A passing Texas Highway Patrol trooper stops to assist Pablo. The trooper becomes suspicious when he hears noises coming from the boxes. He opens a box and discovers a hot, unconscious individual. The other two individuals are subsequently discovered. Pablo has committed:
A) kidnapping.
B) unlawful transport.
C) unlawful restraint.
D) none of the above as this is a federal immigration matter.
B
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