San Juan, Puerto Rico.- The United States Department of Justice reported this Friday that a Dominican citizen was sentenced today to nine years in prison for his participation in a deadly conspiracy of human trafficking in Puerto Rico.
According to court documents, the 34-year-old Dominican was one of the people in command of a boat that was transporting migrants, including a three-year-old child, from the Dominican Republic to Puerto Rico, which capsized and caused the death of the minor who was going to board.
The accused was driving the boat during the human trafficking operation.
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When the boat stopped running, the defendant helped start the engine and kept the boat’s outboard motor throttled toward the shore of Rincón, Puerto Rico, while evading law enforcement attempts to intercept the boat. safe.
On December 23, 2022, the boat capsized upon reaching shore, resulting in the death of a three-year-old child.
On August 27, the man pleaded guilty to one count of illegally introducing aliens into the United States resulting in death.
In addition to the prison sentence, the man was sentenced to three years of supervised release.
The tragic event occurred after passing a frequent migratory route on Mona Island, which is located in the channel of the same name and separates Puerto Rico from the Dominican Republic.
