Sheriff's Deputies: Murder Likely Connected to Organized Crime

Last Update: 2/08 2:27 pm

NEAR MISSION - A man's murder is most likely connected with organized crime. That's according to the Hidalgo County sheriff's deputies.

An off-duty police officer found Gilberto Rosales Aguilar's body northwest of Mission Friday. Investigators say the 33-year-old is an illegal immigrant from Guadalajara.

We're told Aguilar was bound and shot execution-style. Investigators identified him using his fingerprints.

They tell us Aguilar was deported to Mexico, after serving 16 months in a federal prison for human smuggling. Deputies now want to know how he got back in the U.S. and why he was killed and dumped in Hidalgo County.

If you know of any information in the case, call the hidalgo county sheriff's office at 668-tips.

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