At a shopping center they capture a Guatemalan extradited requested by the US

This Guatemala Police He arrested an alleged drug trafficker wanted by the United States for extradition at a shopping center yesterday, the third in the first 21 days of the year, according to official sources.

The alleged drug trafficking was identified Melvin Hilario Estrada Flores, 35, Detailed by the Guatemalan government after his arrest in the department (province) of Quetzaltenango, about 250 kilometers west of the country’s capital.

The arrest was “in a shopping center” in Cotepec, a municipality in the Quetzaltenango department, the same source said.

“He is charged with conspiracy to manufacture and distribute five kilograms or more Cocaine with the intent to illegally import into the United States,” the Guatemalan government added.

For its part, the Civil National Police Guatemala pointed out that the arrest of Estrada Flores was carried out by the General Subdirectorate of Analysis of Entity Narcotics Information (SGAIA).

With today’s arrests, the United States has made three arrests for alleged drug trafficking, after two on January 4 and 19.

Drug traffickers accused of extradition to the United States are initially brought before a Guatemalan court, where the court must give the green light for their transfer to the North American nation.

He Region of Guatemala It is used as an international bridge by various criminal organizations that transport cocaine from South America to the United States, according to an analysis by experts on the subject.