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Four people charged with operating ‘one of the largest human smuggling rings in the nation’

  • Four men are facing federal charges for smuggling around 20,000 people from Guatemala into the U.S. From 2019 to 2024, which officials have deemed 'one of the largest human smuggling rings in the nation.'
  • The defendants face serious charges, including conspiracy and hostage-taking, with penalties reaching life in prison or the death penalty if convicted.
  • Eduardo Domingo Renoj-Matul, identified as the group's ringleader, has been arrested, while Helmer Obispo-Hernandez remains a fugitive.
  • The smuggling operation endangered lives and violated U.S. immigration laws, as highlighted by officials during a news conference.
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4 charged for allegedly leading human smuggling ring that brought 20,000 people into United States

Four men face federal charges on suspicion of leading a human smuggling operation that brought more than 20,000 illegal migrants into the United States from Guatemala since 2019, including seven who were killed in a car crash in Oklahoma in 2023, federal authorities announced Monday, March 3. Three of the operators of the so-called Turko Organization – Eduardo Domingo Renoj-Matul, Cristobal Mejia-Chaj and Jose Paxtor-Oxlaj –  were arrested Frida…

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Feds Bust Massive Alleged Guatemalan Human Smuggling Ring Operating Out of California - Real News Now

Federal authorities have dismantled a significant human smuggling ring operating out of California, responsible for illicitly transporting approximately 20,000 individuals from Guatemala into the United States since 2019. Key Individuals and Organizational Structure Eduardo Domingo Renoj-Matul: Identified as the ringleader, Renoj-Matul, 51, resided in the Westlake neighborhood near downtown Los Angeles. He was arrested on charges of leading one…

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Four people charged with operating ‘one of the largest human smuggling rings in the nation’

Four men are facing federal charges, accused of smuggling thousands of people into the US from Guatemala in what officials call “one of the largest human smuggling rings in the nation.”

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Federal Agents Bust Massive Human Smuggling Operation in California

Federal agents have shut down a massive human smuggling operation based in California, believed to be responsible for trafficking thousands of illegal aliens into America.

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Feds announce human smuggling indictment | FOX 11 Los Angeles

Federal authorities on Monday announced an indictment against four defendants charged with operating one of the largest human smuggling rings in the nation. The transnational criminal organization is accused of smuggling approximately 20,000 undocumented immigrants from Guatemala to the United States via Mexico.

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Massive human smuggling ring operating out California is dismantled by feds · American Wire News

Federal agents have disrupted the operation of a massive human smuggling ring, resulting in two arrests on Friday. Eduardo Domingo Renoj-Matul and Cristobal Mejia-Chaj are accused of smuggling Guatemalan migrants into the United States, with feds estimating a total of 20,000 people since 2019. They are currently being held without bond and, if convicted, could actually face the death penalty. U.S. Attorney Joseph McNally spoke about the operatio…

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