The “VIP route” price between US$2,600 to US$8,000 per individual and was used to assist greater than 700 migrants by way of Panama, based on Marquez.
The route adopted a special trajectory than the standard paths by way of the Darien Hole, which may take 5 to eight days to finish.
As a substitute, migrants left the cities of Capurgana or Necocli on the Colombian coast and travelled by sea to the villages of Carreto or Caledonia in Panama.
From there, they crossed the jungle in a median of two days utilizing varied modes of transportation, together with canoe, horseback and even all-terrain automobiles.
The common route prices about US$500 US {dollars} per individual.
All 15 suspects arrested had been Panamanian, although Marquez alleged they labored for Colombian gangs.
If convicted, every individual faces 15 to twenty years in jail.
