Brazilian police in collaboration with US Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested Saifullah Al-Mamun, who smuggled migrants to the United States.

Al-Mamun was arrested on October 31 in Sao Paulo, southeastern Brazil, where he lives. Brazilian police also raided three other cities and arrested Al-Mamun's accomplices, allegedly involved in human trafficking to the United States. 42 of the group's bank accounts were frozen by the police.

Al-Mamun was born in Bangladesh and is considered by the authorities to be one of the most notorious traffickers in the world. He entered Brazil six years ago as a refugee and lives in Bras County, southeastern Sao Paulo, home to immigrants from all over the world.

According to the US Department of Justice, Al-Mamun is allegedly illegally harboring Southeast Asians in Sao Paulo and arranging for them to move through a network of traffickers operating in Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, Guatemala and Mexico.

Brazilian police said Al-Mamun and his accomplices brought many immigrants from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Nepal and Pakistan to Brazil. The men were sent to the state of Acre, northern Brazil, to begin a long and dangerous journey through Central America to the Mexican border and from there into the United States.

Brazilian police said the group shouted about $ 12,500 to the victims on the line wishing to come to the US. Some people may also stay in Brazil illegally, where they were provided with false documents by this group.

Victims sometimes experience violence while waiting in Sao Paulo to start their journey north, the police added. A group of eight Bengal people fell into the hands of a Mexican drug gang as they headed towards the US-Mexico border.