Choluteca, Honduras.
Five Cuban migrants were detained by National Police officers on Friday in the town of Choluteca, Choluteca, after trying to cross the country on their way to the United States. A Honduran, alleged human trafficker who facilitated the movement of migrants to the United States, was arrested alongside citizens.}
The arrest was coordinated by the Transnational Criminal Investigation Unit (UTIC) of the DPI Police Investigation Directorate, with support from the Tactical Special Operations Group, Goet. The four Cuban citizens were sent to the National Migration Institute, in charge of the corresponding administrative procedure.
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The detainee, of Honduran origin, is a 33-year-old farmer living in the L’Esperança colony in the southern municipality. The individual was also confiscated, in addition to the passenger car, Nissan brand, in which they were moving, cash.
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In total, 990 US dollars, 280 córdobes (Nicaraguan currency) were confiscatedüense) and a mobile phone. Therefore, the Honduran will be sent to the Prosecutor’s Office on duty in the city of Choluteca and will have to respond to the formal indictment for the crime of human trafficking against him.
Every year, thousands of Cuban, African and South American citizens cross the country to El Salvador, via the Amatillo border or blind spots. They seek to reach the United States illegally. Honduran security forces have stepped up surveillance at border points of interest in recent months.