Santo Domingo, RD.
Immigration authorities are investigating a network of gangsters who ask people between $ 15,000 and $ 20,000 to transfer them to Guatemala and travel from that country to Mexico and then cross border points into the United States, arguing that ‘facilities’ US government offers undocumented Central Americans at the border.
More than 50 Dominicans have been returned by Guatemalan authorities in recent months, according to Migration’s data.
According to the details, the powerful network of illegal traders would operate from the province of Peravia, with strong branches and contacts at Las Américas International Airport, José Francisco Peña Gómez.
With regard to the operation of the gang of illegal human traffickers, the authorities of the Directorate-General for Migration are conducting an investigation together with the state security services to identify officials and employees of the agency at the airport who may be connected to the network.
“We are deepening the investigation to determine whether these powerful criminal gangs have real ties to employees of the institution at Las Américas International Airport,” said one of the officials investigating the case.
As explained, travelers on regular flights depart from the Las Américas terminal with an original passport and visa from that country to Guatemala, but after their arrival at the Guatemala airport, they are returned because they do not meet the requirements to enter that country. come.
Migration from Guatemala requires travelers planning to enter as a tourist to carry at least a credit card, the address of the hotel where they will be staying, a return ticket, and a sum of approximately $ 5,000 in cash among other requirements , which most passengers fail to comply with their entry into that nation.
Those who do not meet these requirements will be returned to the Dominican Republic, from the same airport where they arrived in that country.
Last week, a group of 8 Dominicans returned from that country to Las Américas International Airport.