Six Guatemalans were arrested for smuggling migrants who died in a 2021 Mexico truck crash.

Six Guatemalans have been arrested and charged with human smuggling in connection with a 2021 truck crash in Mexico that killed over 50 migrants. The truck, carrying at least 160 migrants, crashed into a pedestrian bridge support in Tuxtla Gutierrez, Chiapas. The suspects, aged 24 to 36, face charges including conspiracy, placing life in jeopardy, serious bodily injury, and death. US and Guatemalan authorities cooperated in the arrests, with four suspects detained in Guatemala and two in the US. The group, known as Los Quino, smuggled migrants from Guatemala to the US for payment.

December 09, 2024
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