Overview

• Edgar Sanchez-Solis, Ignacio Diaz-Perez, Samuel Diaz-Perez, and Salvador Diaz-Diaz face charges of conspiracy and 25 counts of smuggling migrants for profit.
• The smuggling network reportedly transported hundreds of migrants weekly from Latin America through Canada into northern New York, charging thousands of dollars per person.
• The organization allegedly engaged in high-speed chases at the U.S.-Canada border, endangering migrants and public safety.
• Two of the defendants were arrested in the U.S., while two others had previously been removed from the country before being charged.
• The investigation, part of Joint Task Force Alpha and Operation Take Back America, reflects ongoing federal efforts to dismantle transnational smuggling networks.