A woman who is suspected of leading a major human trafficking operation in Albuquerque has been arrested by the U.S. Border Patrol. According to the New Mexico governor's office, U.S. Border Patrol agents arrested Yajair Lizzet Lara in Oklahoma City on Wednesday.

Investigators believe she is the leader of an organization that operated a stash house in Albuquerque, collecting more than $500,000 by illegally smuggling migrants from Mexico into New Mexico and forcing them to pay her.

A woman suspected of leading a major human trafficking operation in Albuquerque was arrested Wednesday evening in Oklahoma City, according to authorities.