Three Convicted in Migrant-Smuggling Ring to US

Published on Honduras Daily · Nov 13, 2026 · Originally reported November 12, 2026 by Ministerio Público (X)

A Honduran court sentenced Karen Melissa Valdiviezo Valdez, Luis Alonso Peña, and Jafet Adonis López Valdiviezo to four and a half years in prison each and 50,000 lempiras (about $2,000) in fines for organizing the irregular transport of migrants from San Pedro Sula to the United States.

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