Six suspected Guatemalan human smugglers were arrested in connection with a December 2021 incident in Mexico, where a semi-truck containing illegal immigrants crashed, killing at least 50 and injuring more than 100, the Department of Justice said Monday.

Guatemala law enforcement acted on provisional U.S. arrest warrants for Tomas Quino Canil, 36; Alberto Marcario Chitic, also known as Alberto De Jesus, 31; Oswaldo Manuel Zavala Quino, also known as Osvaldo ZQ, 24; and Josefa Quino Canil De Zavala, 42. A fifth Guatemalan national, Jorge Agapito Ventura, was arrested at his residence in Cleveland, Texas, the DOJ said in a news release. Guatemala officials reportedly noted a sixth arrest, and a sixth name listed in the criminal complaint was blacked out.

Each was charged in the Southern District of Texas with conspiracy to bring an alien to the United States, placing life in jeopardy,  causing serious bodily injury, and resulting in death.

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