Migrant smuggling network in the south …

The authorities claim that the organization not only smuggles a large number of individuals, but also kidnaps migrants and blackmailed their families for money before they have completed their trip.

The enforcement operation carried out by Mexico's General Prosecutor (Fiscalía General de la República, FGR) in cooperation with the joint task force Alpha (JTFA) led to the arrests of two people: Brian Alan Torres González and Soledad Morales Nava. Both are Mexican citizens and are prosecuted in Mexico, with evidence of the United States.

“The current action of the Mexican authorities is the most recent example of how (JTFA) provides critical contributions to the marshal of the department and public prosecutor's resources of the department and its law enforcement partners in order to address human smugglers and to improve coordination in transnational law enforcement efforts to better combat these criminals Organizations, “said the Supervisory officer Antoinette T. Bacon from the penalty department of the Ministry of Justice through an official declaration.

“While these law enforcement successes are encouraging, the broader geopolitical context – in particular the tense relationship between the former President Trump and the Mayor of Mexico City, Claudia Sheinbaum – takes on a layer of complexity of future bilateral cooperation,” said the geopolitical analyst Irina Tsukerman of Latin Times.

However, Tsukerman believes that the operation is a clear example of what both governments can achieve if you prefer cooperation with rhetoric:

“The DOJ-FGR enforcement measure shows that cooperation in transnational criminal activities is still possible, even in the middle of controversial political environments. Security and criminal investigations are areas in which mutual interests such as protection of limits, the maintenance of the rule of law and The securing of national security, transcends partisans is shared.