Guatemala on Friday extradited the alleged leader of a human smuggling ring wanted by the US over the deaths of 53 migrants in a sweltering truck in 2022.

He was transferred to a jail in the Guatemala City courthouse pending extradition proceedings, according to the public prosecutor's office. In a social media post, the US embassy in Guatemala welcomed ...

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“Major progress in the fight against drug trafficking!” the US Embassy in Guatemala wrote. “The capture … is being carried out urgently to ensure his swift extradition to the United States,” it said.

He was transferred to a jail in the Guatemala City courthouse pending extradition proceedings, according to the public prosecutor's office. In a social media post, the US embassy in Guatemala ...