This Saturday, authorities in El Salvador reported on the dismantling of a migrant trafficking network bound for the United States, who charged between 13,000 and 16,000 dollars from his victims.
In a series of operations, elements of the Prosecutor’s Officein coordination with the National Civil Policethey dismantled a criminal gang that charged for taking people illegally to the US, the entity reported through its X account.
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According to official information, Salvadoran authorities issued six arrest warrants for crimes of illegal trafficking and illicit groups, which led to the arrest of Reina Pineda Guillénalleged leader of the gang and other people with functions such as promoters, transporters and guides.
Around $45,740 were also seized; Mexican pesos, Guatemalan quetzales and Honduran lempiras; as well as six vehicles and two motorcycles.
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The report indicated that the trafficking victims came from the departments of La Libertad, San Miguel and Chalatenango in El Salvador and were transferred to the El Poy border crossings with Honduras and Metapán with Guatemala to move them abroad.
Central America It has become a corridor widely used by migrants seeking to reach the United States to escape poverty, lack of employment, violence and low wages in their countries.
#CombateAlCrimen I This morning, the @FGR_SV executed #Operational in coordination with the @PNCSV to dismantle a human trafficking network that charged from 13 thousand to more than 16 thousand dollars for taking people illegally to the United States.
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— Attorney General’s Office of the Republic El Salvador (@FGR_SV) October 5, 2024
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