Guatemalan Smugglers Plead Guilty in Deadly 2021 Mexico Truck Crash
· Texas Border Business
Two Guatemalan nationals, Josefa Quino Canil De Zavala, 43, and Alberto Marcario Chitic, 32, have pleaded guilty to human smuggling charges linked to a tragic truck crash in December 2021 that resulted in over 50 deaths, including children. They admitted to conspiring to transport at least 160 illegal aliens from Guatemala through Mexico to the U.S., using various vehicles. The crash occurred near Tuxtla Guiterrez, Chiapas, Mexico, and injured over 100 people. Sentencing is set for September 9, where they could face life in prison and fines up to $250,000. Other co-conspirators are also involved in the case.
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