Operation SHARK, led by the Unit Against Criminal Structures and Special Cases of the Human Trafficking Prosecutor’s Office, achieved significant results that strengthen an ongoing investigation.

A total of 20 actions were carried out, including raids, inspections, searches, seizures, and extraction of digital information in Guatemala City, Amatitlán, Mixco, and Villa Nueva. As a result, 13 arrests were made, and one adolescent in conflict with the law was taken into custody.

The arrests involved various crimes:

• Selvin M. and Manly M. were detained for human trafficking, money laundering, and criminal association. Manly M. also had an outstanding arrest warrant for murder.
• Brenda C. and Reginaldo M. were arrested for promotion, facilitation, or favoring of prostitution, money laundering, and criminal association.
• Elvia G. was captured for human trafficking, money laundering, and criminal association.
• Ayleen C., Héctor I., and Ricardo I. were detained for human trafficking, while Byron C. was arrested for human trafficking and criminal association.
• Ermides M., Francisco F., and Lorenzo C. were arrested for promotion, facilitation, or favoring of prostitution.
• William G. was arrested for possession for consumption, and an adolescent was taken into custody for illegal possession of a firearm.

During the raids, investigators seized critical evidence, including:

• 12 firearms
• 217 rounds of ammunition
• 5 vehicles
• 41 mobile phones
• 7 POS devices
• 797 documents
• Approximately Q30,000 in cash
• Various suspected narcotics

Guatemala City, November 24, 2025