Guatemala arrests police officers implicated in migrant smuggling ring


  • World
  • Wednesday, 02 Oct 2024

GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - Guatemalan security agents arrested 25 mostly active police officers implicated in a human trafficking network that operated along a route used by mostly U.S.-bound migrants, Interior Minister Francisco Jimenez said on Tuesday.

Guatemala has been a major transit country for decades for migrants from Latin America and beyond as they travel north to Mexico's border with the United States.

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