A Guatemalan national admitted his guilt in federal court Wednesday for participating in a deadly human smuggling scheme that resulted in the deaths of more than 50 people in Mexico three years ago.
The defendant entered his plea and accepted responsibility for his role in the illegal operation to transport migrants toward the United States when the truck carrying them crashed in Mexico during December 2021.
The tragic incident claimed the lives of over 50 individuals who were being smuggled across the border as part of the illegal transportation network. The crash occurred in Mexico as the victims were being moved as part of the smuggling operation.
Federal prosecutors handled the case against the man, who now faces sentencing for his involvement in the human trafficking scheme that ended in one of the deadliest smuggling incidents in recent years.
