TRANSPORTED OVER 100 PEOPLE FROM HONDURAS TO THE U.S.
MMM (52), of Honduras, is alleged to have facilitated the transport of migrants from Honduras to the U.S. border, using “stash houses operated in Phoenix, Arizona,” where the migrants were detained until their smuggling related fees were paid.
On May 28, 2024, MMM was sentenced to a decade in prison for her role in smuggling over 100 people from Honduras to the United States.
In a written statement, Attorney General Merrick B. Garland noted that, “Today’s sentencing is the latest example of the great work of Joint Task Force Alpha (JTFA), which we launched nearly three years ago to hold accountable the most prolific and dangerous human smuggling groups, and which has obtained more than 240 convictions to date …. This defendant exploited vulnerable migrants for her own profit, risking their lives and our national security in the process. Together with our partners across the federal government, the Justice Department will continue our efforts to dismantle and disrupt human smuggling networks like those the defendant operated.”
She likely wanted to smuggle past that ....
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