San Marcos, Guatemala
an assumption drug trafficker Guatemalan claimed extradition by U.S. justice was arrested Wednesday by Central American country security forces.
This is José Juan Súñiga Rodríguez, Who is being sued by a Texas District Court for conspiracy to manufacture and distribute five or more pounds of cocaine with the intent to illegally move it to the United States, according to the ‘Guatemalan Public Ministry (MP, Prosecutor’s Office).
Authorities detailed that, according to initial investigations, the Guatemalan detainee is part of an international drug trafficking organization in the United States.
Súñiga was captured in the municipality of Ayutla, in the southwestern department of San Marcos, bordering Mexico and located about 300 kilometers west of Guatemala City.
American justice considers a Súñiga as one of those responsible for transporting, directing and managing part of the activities of the drug trafficking group to which he belongs.
According to the MP, the detainee is the brother of Erick Súñiga, who on December 19, 2019 handed over to the Drug Control Administration (DEA) when he was still mayor of the municipality of Tecún Umán (San Marcos), under charges of drug trafficking.
Joan Súñiga he was one of the facilitators of financial, technological and service support for the organization run by his brother (who died in 2020), allegedly collaborating for the Sinaloa cartel, authorities said.
So far this year, according to the prosecution, 15 people claimed by the United States have been arrested in Guatemala for alleged links to drug trafficking.
Most of the detainees have successful trials in the Texas District and South Florida courts, among others.
One of the last detainees in the Central American country is the suspect drug trafficker Roberto Osorio Pineda, captured on March 20, in the municipality of Los Amates, in the Caribbean department of Izabal.
According to the prosecution, Osorio, known as “Black,” is suing a Texas District Court for conspiracy to manufacture and distribute five or more pounds of cocaine in the United States.
Due to its geographical position, Guatemala is used as a bridge by international cartels to traffic drugs from South America to the United States. EFE