AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Six Guatemalans are charged with human smuggling linked to a semi-trailer truck crash in Mexico in 2021 that killed more than 50 migrants and were arrested in Guatemala and Texas on Monday, U.S.
AUSTIN, Texas — Six Guatemalans are charged with human smuggling linked to a semi-trailer truck crash in Mexico in 2021 that killed more than 50 migrants and were arrested in Guatemala and Texas on Monday, U.S. and Guatemalan authorities announced Monday.
According to an indictment unsealed Monday in Laredo, Texas, Guatemalan authorities arrested Tomas Quino Canil, 36; Alberto Marcario Chitic, 31; Oswaldo Manuael Zavala Quino, 24; and Josefa Quino Canil de Zavala, 42. The accused were charged with conspiracy, placing life in jeopardy, causing serious bodily injury, and resulting in death.
The smugglers would move migrants on foot, inside microbuses, cattle trucks and tractor trailers, the indictment said.
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