Meta allows cartels to advertise their human trafficking services on Facebook

The former acting director of National Intelligence of the United States, Richard Grenell, revealed that Facebook is advertising the services of a Guatemalan criminal structure dedicated to trafficking illegal immigrants to the United States.

According to the information that Grenell shared through social media, the coyote network that operates in Guatemala offers, through the Meta platform, illegal entry into the United States for a fee of $10,000.

Grenell pointed out that these announcements are made openly and commented indignantly that this does not seem to matter to either Mark Zuckerberg or Joe Biden.

The former acting intelligence director did not clarify how he obtained this information. However, Grennell shared the news after traveling to the Central American country to discuss ways to stop the influx of illegal immigrants with former Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei.

In fact, in another post, Grennell thanked Giammattei for his support and "dedication to trying to help stem the flow of illegal immigrants into the U.S."

In a separate statement, the former intelligence director accused the Biden administration of using the State Department to intimidate Guatemalans who criticize left-wing policies, calling it an "unAmerican and just may be illegal" action.

Social media as a means of promoting illegal services

The phenomenon of advertising illicit activities on social media is not new. Human traffickers also use TikTok to advertise their services for illegally crossing immigrants into the United States.

The famous coyotes publish videos with tips to minimize risks in areas with the highest number of murders and accidents. They even upload videos as if it were a tourism company, where they report that they carry out crossings with "children and family," show departure dates, and also show cases of illegal crossings that, according to them, are successful.