"Federal law enforcement arrested the alleged leaders of one of the largest migrant smuggling operations in the U.S., notching another win in the Trump administration’s war against illegal immigration.The Department of Justice (DOJ) Monday announced the arrest and indictment of Eduardo Domingo Renoj-Matul, accused of leading the Renoj-Matul transnational criminal organization, his alleged “right-hand man” Cristobal Mejia-Chaj and other defendants. Together, the defendants led what prosecutors are describing as one of the biggest human smuggling rings in the country, sneaking in roughly 20,000 illegal migrants from 2019 to July 2024.
The two men were arrested Friday in the Los Angeles area, where their operation was largely based.
The international operation was incredibly intricate, with associates in Guatemala soliciting smuggling services and accepting payments between $15,000 and $18,00 for each illegal migrant. Mexican smuggling organizations would then transport these illegal migrants across their country and through the U.S.-Mexico border, where Renoj-Matul’s lieutenants would allegedly be in charge of transporting various illegal migrants and hiding them in stash houses across the U.S."
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