El Salvador dismantles migrant smuggling network to the US

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La Jornada Newspaper
Sunday, October 6, 2024, p. 17

San Salvador., The authorities of El Salvador yesterday dismantled a network of people trafficking in mobility, whose destination is the United States. The criminals charged between 13,000 and 16,000 dollars from their victims, reported the Salvadoran Attorney General’s Office. The authorities made six arrests for the crimes of illegal human trafficking and illicit grouping. In addition, they seized 45,740 dollars, as well as Mexican pesos, Guatemalan quetzales and Honduran lempiras. They also seized six vehicles and two motorcycles. The victims were taken to the El Poy border crossings, bordering Honduras, and Metapán, opposite Guatemala, to transport them through illegal points outside the countryhe pointed out.