Honduran man smuggling Bangladeshi, Pakistani citizens arrested in Mexico

I.C.E. News Release

HUMAN SMUGGLING/TRAFFICKING

05/15/2015

Honduran man smuggling Bangladeshi, Pakistani citizens arrested in Mexico

MERIDA, Mexico – A Honduran human smuggler transporting 13 Bangladeshi and Pakistani nationals was arrested May 6 by Mexican authorities working with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Merida Assistant Attaché Office.

Franklin Santa Maria Fajardo, 29, allegedly attempted to smuggle the undocumented individuals into the United States through Mexico. He was spotted in the vicinity of Tapachula, Mexico, driving a passenger van above the legal speed limit.

The occupants acted erratically, ducking their heads to avoid detection. Law enforcement determined the 13 passengers were unlawfully present in Mexico. All were arrested and processed for removal.

The 13 individuals include: six Bangladeshi adult males, one Bangladeshi minor and six Pakistani adult males. All are detained and being processed administratively for immigration violations.

Fajardo, who was arrested by the Policia General de Justicia del Estado De Chiapas, is in law enforcement custody awaiting the outcome of his case. The Procuraduria General de la Republica is handling the prosecution of the case.

“We commend law enforcement in Mexico for their swift action in this case,” said Oscar Galarza, HSI assistant attaché in Merida. “We are committed to assisting our partners in Mexico with the identification and dismantlement of transnational human smuggling criminal organizations who present a threat not only to America, but countries everywhere.”

Through its International Operations, HSI has 67 operational attaché offices in 48 countries around the world. HSI special agents work closely with foreign law enforcement agencies.

Additionally, HSI brings personnel from host countries to the United States to train at the Department of Homeland Security Federal Law Enforcement Training Center in Glynco, Georgia.

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Six Pakistanis among 13 immigrants arrested at Mexico-US border

• May 16, 2015 8:49 am

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MEXICO CITY (APP) – Police have arrested a Honduran man in southern Mexico who was attempting to smuggle 13 undocumented Bangladeshi and Pakistani migrants into the United States, US authorities said Friday.

The 29-year-old suspect was detained while driving a van above the speed limit near Tapachula in the state of Chiapas, the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency said in a statement.

“The occupants acted erratically, ducking their heads to avoid detection,” the statement said.

“Law enforcement determined the 13 passengers were unlawfully present in Mexico. All were arrested and processed for removal,” it said.

The migrants included six Bangladeshi men and one minor and six Pakistani adult males.

The US immigration agency’s Homeland Security Investigations office in Merida, Mexico, worked with Mexican police in the arrest.

Migrants from as far away as Asia and Africa are periodically caught in Mexico while attempting to reach the United States. Their route often begins in South and Central America.

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