According to the United States Embassy in Guatemala, Helmer Bishop-Hernández, pointed out to integrate a People smuggling network, It could be in Guatemala.
Bishop-Hernández, of Guatemalan origin, is accused of belonging to a criminal network that would have illegally transferred to 20 thousand migrants to the United States in a period of five years.
The embassy explained that Guatemalans who have information about the fugitive can provide it through a complaint on the official website of the United States Immigration and Customs Control Service (ICE, in English), through the following link: https://ow.ly/wy9i50VBM6g.
They capture other suspects
On Monday, March 3, the EFE agency reported that the leader of one of the largest human trafficking organizations, whom US authorities accuse of having smuggled to some 20 thousand migrants from Guatemala between 2019 and 2024, was arrested along with his lieutenant in California, according to the Federal Prosecutor’s Office.
According to a statement, the Guatemalan Eduardo Domingo Renoj Matul, 51, would have kept some of these people as hostages in various houses and caused the death of seven immigrants, including a 4 -year -old boy, who died in a car accident in November 2023 in Oklahoma, Efe said.
Renoj Matul was arrested on Friday, February 28 at his residence near the center of Los Angeles, along with his alleged right hand, the Guatemalan Cristóbal Mejía Chaj, 49. However, the Prosecutor’s Office reported on the capture until Monday, March 3, Efe published.
Both were detained without bail and their next hearing is scheduled for April 22.
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In this case, the Guatemalans Helmer Bishop-Hernández, 41, who is still a fugitive, and José Paxtor Oxlaj, 44, identified as the driver of the organization, who is imprisoned in Oklahoma in relation to the 2023 car accident, were also pointed out.
The four are accused of conspiracy for the migrant traffictransport and shelter of foreigners in the US for profit and with death result, according to the statement.
A separate federal criminal complaint, filed on March 2, notes that Bishop-Hernández would have threatened to decapitate an officer of the Investigation Working Group of the National Security Department and members of his family.
According to the accusation, the organization operated for at least 12 years and specialized in the traffic of migrants from Guatemala to the US., Its transport within the country, especially between Phoenix and Los Angeles, and their concealment in hiding places.
Renoj Matul had the help of associates in Guatemala that charged between US $ 15,000 and US $ 18 per person to transfer them to the United States.
Mexican smuggling organizations were responsible for transporting migrants through Mexico to the US border., In Arizona, where they were retained in hiding places before being collected by the lieutenants of Renoj Matul.
According to the accusation, migrants were transported, for additional payment, to various destinations, including angels.
If they are convicted of all charges, the defendants could face life imprisonment or death penalty.
The fugitive 🇬🇹 Helmer Bishop-Hernández, is believed to be in Guatemala and is accused of being part of a network of smuggling of people, which transferred 20,000 illegal immigrants to the US for 5 years. Identify and dismantle these organizations makes our borders more … pic.twitter.com/9uigvyxvb8
– Us Embassy Guatemala (@usembassyguate) March 6, 2025