(The Center Square) – Another Guatemalan human smuggling ring has been busted, this one with major operations in Arizona, California and New Mexico.
Nine of 10 members of a Guatemalan Lopez Crime Family human smuggling operation who were indicted in June 2023 have now pleaded guilty to their roles in an extensive “alien smuggling” conspiracy. All nine admitted to conspiring to bring, harbor and transport groups of illegal foreign nationals into and throughout the U.S. for financial gain, according to court documents.
Lopez-Escobar, 47, of Guatemala City, the alleged leader of the Lopez Crime Family, remains a fugitive.
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Guatemalan nationals illegally residing in Phoenix involved in the scheme who pleaded guilty include Rosa Adriana Lopez-Escobar, 43; Franklin Leonardo Chilel-Ramirez, 39; Junior Vanegas Portillo and Jose Denilson
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