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Guatemala police nab man for trafficking Nepalis, others

Guatemala police nab man for trafficking Nepalis, others

By THT Online

Police agents escort Luis Leonardo Mejia, suspected leader of a human trafficking ring that smuggled illegal immigrants from Pakistan, Afghanistan, India and Nepal, according to local media, outside the hotel where he was detained in Guatemala City, Guatemala, June 28, 2016. REUTERS

KATHMANDU: Police in Guatemala recently arrested a man from the Central American nation's capital Guatemala City for his alleged involvement in trafficking illegal migrants from Nepal among various Asian nations. Luis Leonardo Mejia, the suspected leader of a human trafficking ring that smuggled illegal immigrants from Pakistan, Afghanistan, India and Nepal, Reuters quoted local media. He was detained in Guatemala City, on June 28.