Six individuals were apprehended for their role in the 2021 accident that resulted in the deaths of numerous people.

U.S. authorities received four Guatemalan nationals who were arrested by Guatemalan law enforcement: Tomas Quino Canil, 36; Alberto Marcario Chitic, 31; Oswaldo Manuel Zavala Quino, 24; and Josefa Quino Canil De Zavala, 42.

Another smuggler, 32-year-old Jorge Agapito Ventura, was arrested by U.S. law enforcement at his home in Cleveland, Texas. The identity of the sixth smuggler was redacted in court documents from the federal court in Texas.

In a federal court for the Southern District of Texas, six smugglers, who are part of the Guatemalan criminal group "Los Quinos," were indicted for their involvement in a crash.

The indictment alleges that six smugglers collaborated from October 2021 to February 2023 to facilitate the journey of migrants from Guatemala to the United States via Mexico.

The allegations in the indictment claim that the smugglers enlisted Guatemalan migrants to enter the U.S. unlawfully, received payments from them, and provided written instructions to migrant children on how to respond if caught by U.S. immigration officials.

The discovery of the crash with migrants inside the cargo trailer, which had been loaded with approximately 200 migrants, left rescue workers with a pile of both the living and the dead.

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While the crash occurred outside our jurisdiction, the pursuit of justice must go beyond borders.

Hamdani stated that the commitment to holding accountable those accused of exploiting the vulnerabilities of families seeking refuge and opportunity remains unwavering.