The most sought after Recinos most sought after in Guatemala, alert Baldom Samayoa, alias “La Chicharra”, were captured Tuesday in the southern state of the Chiapas.
The Ministry of Security of Mexico treated Samayoa in Tuxtla Guérrez, the capital of the State of Chiapas, then transported it to the Guatemalan border on the same day when it was given to Interpol.
The most sought after criminal in Guatemala captured in Mexico
The alias fugitive “Chicharra” was arrested on March 11 in Chiapas, Mexico. The head of the criminal organization “los huistas” is the subject of an interpol red opinion and was transferred to 🇬🇹@Mingobguate @Fjimenezmingob pic.twitter.com/yukj9x81d4
– Interpol #stwanted 🟥 #rednotitice Fugitives (@interpolwanted) March 13, 2025
The three -month operation to capture “Chicharra” – the alleged chief of the famous Guatemalan Crime Gang Los Huistas – was a joint effort led by the Mexican, Guatemal and American authorities.
“La Chicharra” had fled Guatemala at the end of last year after escaping the arrest during a previous step in the joint operation.
The Guatemalan Minister of the Interior, Francisco Jiménez, learned the apprehension of Samayoa’s reminos In an article on social networksReferring to him as the fugitive n ° 1 of the country. The suspect faces accusations of “illicit association” in Guatemala.
In addition to being the most sought after man in Guatemala, “Chicharra” was sought by the American authoritiesappearing on an American list of the 100 most sought -after criminals.
An American federal accusation accusing the suspect of cocaine trafficking And money laundering was not sealed in 2022. The indictment linked “Chicharra” to the main drug distribution networks, alleging that he was in charge of the cocaine expedition of the Huehuetenango department in the Western Highlands of Guatemala through the Mexican border and Chiapas.
In an article on social networksThe United States Embassy in Guatemala praised the operation that led to the capture of “Chicharra”.
“Major progress in the fight against drug trafficking!” The embassy wrote, adding that the arrest “will ensure its quick extradition to the United States”. The message also praised the joint operation to “strengthen the fight against organized crime”.
Eugenio Darío Molina López, another leader in the sense of Los juistas. The name of the group is derived from the municipality of Santa Ana Hueist, a municipality in Huehuetenango.
Cooperation internalizing between Guatemala, the United States of America and Mexico, has enabled the capture and transfer of the Torres of the extra-line alias “Chicharra”, one of the greatest leaders in the criminal organization “Los Fosta”. pic.twitter.com/af6otvgScd
– Mingob (@mingobguate) March 12, 2025
The US Treasury offers $ 10 million for information leading to the capture of Molina, which is sought after for drug trafficking in the southern California district.
Los Huistas, characterized as a gang of violent crime by the authorities of Guatemala, would be the trafficking of cocaine, methamphetamines and heroin, while controlling the fields of poppy in the departments of Huehuetenango and San Marcos.
The American accusation act alleges that Los Huistas has maintained close ties with the two largest criminal organizations in Mexico, the Sinaloa cartel and the cartel of Jalisco New Generation (CJNG).
“La Chicharra” was taken into the towers of the Federal Court of Guatemala and awaits extradition procedures which could send it to the United States, however, extradition could be delayed because the Guatemaltale law requires that suspects be confronted with justice at home before they can be extradited.
With reports from Infobae,, Process,, Telemundo And Direct line
