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Guatemala arrests migrant smugglers wanted by the US

Detainee Juan Gutierrez Castro is escorted in handcuffs to court after a police operation against alleged migrant smugglers in Guatemala City, Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Oliver de Ros) Detainee Ana Mateo Baltasar stands handcuffed next to a police officer after she and detainee Abel Mateo, behind left, and detainee Andres Francisco Fernando, behind right, were escorted to court after a police operation against alleged migrant smugglers in Guatemala City, Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Oliver de Ros) Detainee Abel Mateo Baltazar, front, and his sister Ana Mateo Baltazar, are escorted in handcuffs to court after a police operation against alleged migrant smugglers in Guatemala City, Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Oliver de Ros) Detainee Abel Mateo Baltazar is escorted in handcuffs to court after a police operation against alleged migrant smugglers in Guatemala City, Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Oliver de Ros) A detainee who identified himself as Felipe Diego Alonzo is escorted on his property during a police raid against alleged migrant smugglers near the Mexican border in Huehuetenango, Guatemala, Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. Police identified Alonzo as the leader. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo) The property of alleged migrant smugglers feature sculptures and a pool, during a raid that ended with arrests near the Mexican border in Huehuetenango, Guatemala, Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo) A Guatemalan police officer walks near alleged human traffickers, far right, who covered their faces, during a police raid against migrant smugglers near the Mexican border in Huehuetenango, Guatemala, Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)