A person belonging to the so-called “Cuban Mafia of Quintana Roo”, which is dedicated to human trafficking to the United States, was sentenced to eight years in prison, for several crimes related to migrant trafficking and organized crime.
According to the news agency EFE The decision was made by a jury in South Florida, after Javier Hernández, 50 years old, was accused of carrying out this type of criminal activity between the US, Cuba, Mexico and Spain.
The documents presented at the trial also stated that Hernández, together with an accomplice identified as Ramón Reyes Aranda, led operations that included the theft of ships in Florida for their subsequent transfer to Mexico, as well as the smuggling of boats used to transport migrants. .
Additionally, he was accused of extorting several of these migrants, who were kidnapped so that their relatives would pay up to $10,000 in ransom.
Hernández’s arrest was carried out at the end of last year, thanks to the fact that US and Mexican authorities joined forces in a multinational operation to combat organized crime in the Aztec country.
Hernández was arrested along with Reyes Aranda, a resident of Naples who was dedicated to monitoring the Florida docks in search of potential vehicles to steal and take to Mexico. Likewise, six other people involved were arrested and have already pleaded guilty to various crimes.
The operation served to identify several Cuban citizens residing in Mexico who were involved in illicit activities, as well as some Mexicans who helped the organization in Quintana Roo.
The charges against Hernández were announced in October 2023, but it was not until this February that the authorities agreed on a sentence. Among the charges brought against him were also money laundering, smuggling and trafficking in stolen property.
🇺🇸#International | federal jury #USA convicted a member of the ‘Cuban Mafia in Quintana Roo’ for money laundering, migrant smuggling, trafficking in stolen property and bribery of public officials. The accused is Javier Hernández, 50 years old. pic.twitter.com/dnpSFBygw0
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The so-called “Cuban Mafia of Quintana Roo” is just one of the dangers that migrants who wish to cross Mexico to reach the United States must face. These risks include kidnappings, extortion and murder. by criminal organizations that seek to take advantage of the desperation of these people.
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