Aler Baldomero Samayoa Recinos, the top leader of the criminal organization “Los Huistas,” was arrested in Mexico. He was one of the most wanted criminals in Guatemala and was handed over to authorities there.
Samayoa Recinos, better known as “La Chicharra,” was arrested on March 11 in Chiapas, a state located on the border with Guatemala. He was arrested by the Secretariat of People’s Security (SSP) through the Pakal Immediate Reaction Force (FRIP).
Once arrested, La Chicharra was transferred from Tuxtla Gutiérrez to the Guatemalan border, where he was handed over to the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol). It was reported that he has an arrest warrant for “criminal association” in that country.
Guatemala’s Minister of the Interior, Francisco Jiménez, praised the work done by Mexican authorities to locate and arrest the alleged criminal, a 58-year-old native of Santa Huista. This was because he was also wanted by the United States (US).
“The top leader of Los Huistas has been captured: Aler Baldomero Samayoa Recinos, alias Chicharra. He is Guatemala’s number one wanted man and on the US’s 100 most wanted list,” the minister stated on his X profile.
For its part, the Guatemalan Ministry of the Interior reported that La Chicharra was taken to the Courts Tower to face trial.
“Aler Baldomero is wanted by US justice for ties to drug trafficking. Furthermore, the suspect is the most wanted man in Guatemala,” authorities reiterated.
According to the US Treasury Department, La Chicharra was responsible for supervising the transportation of cocaine shipments from Huehuetenango (Guatemala) to Chiapas (Mexico).
He was also implicated in money laundering on behalf of Los Huistas, an organization also led by Eugenio Darío Molina López. Both individuals were sanctioned by the Department of the Treasury in March 2022.
Who are Los Huistas?
The Los Huistas criminal organization is dedicated to trafficking drugs such as cocaine, methamphetamine, and heroin. Its members also control poppy fields in the departments of Huehuetenango and San Marcos. The narcotics are shipped from Guatemala, pass through Mexico, and are distributed within the United States.
According to the Department of the Treasury, Los Huistas maintain relationships with other Mexican organizations, such as the Sinaloa Cartel and the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG).
Since 2012, La Chicharra and Molina López assumed leadership of Los Huistas, and both face drug trafficking charges in the United States.
Darío Molina López was indicted in 2019 in the Southern District of California for drug trafficking. The U.S. State Department is also offering a reward of up to $10 million for his capture.
Source: infobae
