Inside a U.S. and Colombian operation to bust human traffickers

Inside a U.S. and Colombian operation to bust human traffickers

On the border between Colombia and Panama, migrants and human traffickers wait to make their way through the dense and sometimes deadly jungle of the Darien Gap.

The United States and Colombia undertake operation to capture migrant smugglers

Agents from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) joined the Colombian National Police to capture human traffickers before they can bring migrants north. The operation is taking place on the border line that divides Colombia from Panama. Migrants camp along the beaches that surround the Darién Tap, where South America becomes Central America, and must make the decision between following human traffickers into the forest or paying a higher fa…