The US federal authorities reported the arrest of the two leaders of the “largest” in the country of the smuggling network of people accused of illegal transportation of 20 thousand people from Guatemala.
Los Angeles authorities made a statement about four members of a criminal group accused of transporting about 20 thousand illegal migrants from Guatemala to the United States from 2019 to 2024 and charging 18 thousand dollars from each of them for entry into the country.
According to the authorities, two detainees on February 28 on charges of smuggling people deny the charges against them. The leader of the group of Eduardo Domingo Renozh-Matul, nicknamed “Turko” and Christobal Mexhai-chu, was appointed a preliminary conclusion to the court, which will be held in April.
The authorities reported that another suspect, Helmer Old Ernandes, is on the wanted list as a “fugitive”, and Jose Pacstor-Okhlazh, suspected of involvement in the death of 7 illegal migrants as a result of a traffic accident in Oklahom in November 2023, is in custody.
The authorities said that the indictment and arrests presented to defeat one of the largest and most dangerous smuggling organizations of the country. ”
The indictment also says that members of the criminal group engaged in smuggling people from Guatemala in the United States are illegally in the country.