ALBUQUERQUE -- A 27-year-old Korean man arrested last week in Albuquerque with other Korean nationals has appeared before a federal magistrate on human smuggling charges. Pyung Seop Lee was remanded into the custody of the US Marshal Service Friday during his initial appearance. A day earlier, Lee and 15 other South Korean nationals were stopped a train bound for the East Coast from Los Angeles and arrested in Albuquerque. US Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials believe the group intended to stay and work illegally in the United States. The agency says the men had Republic of Korea passports lacking the proper US visa or admission stamps. Agents say Lee was carrying the mens' train tickets and four-thousand dollars in cash. He's scheduled for a preliminary hearing Friday.
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