Editor: Dennis Leiva
The Attorney General’s Office, together with the National Civil Police, dismantled an alleged human trafficking network that charged from 13,000 to more than 16,000 dollars for illegally transporting people to the United States.
“This morning, the FGR carried out #Operation in coordination with the PNC 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,” said the Prosecutor’s Office.
According to the statements provided by the FGR, the victims came from La Libertad, San Miguel and Chalatenango and were taken to the El Poy border to be transported through illegal points abroad.
“The leader of this structure is Reina Nohemy Pineda Guillén and the rest of the defendants had functions as promoters and guide transporters,” mentioned the FGR.
In addition, raids were carried out in: San Juan Opico; Soyapango; San Pedro Perulapán; Suchitoto; Jutiapa; Chalatenango, where $45,741.60 dollars, 1,500 Mexican pesos, 380 quetzales, 545 lempiras, six vehicles and two motorcycles were seized.