A couple who charged migrants 5,000 pesos (about US$292) to take them to the United States was detained in a home in Apodaca, Nuevo León, in northern Mexico, while the authorities detained six migrants who were with them, appear to be victims of human trafficking.
According to the state Public Security Secretariat, the detainees are Moisés “N”, 54 years old, and Paola Judith “N”, 25, who They were surprised when they arrived at the home where they were keeping the migrants.
The discovery occurred after municipal police officers went to the home following a report to the 911 emergency number, in which Several people allegedly deprived of their liberty were reported, who were of Ecuadorian and Guatemalan origin.
Upon arriving at the location, they noticed the presence of a Sentra-type vehicle from which a group of people were getting out and entered the location.
Subsequently, after the driver of the unit identified himself, the migrants left the home, among whom was an Ecuadorian family, made up of the father of the family, 30 years old, his wife, 32, and two minors, 13 and 6 years old. .
In addition, another Ecuadorian woman, 22 years old, was also located and a 35-year-old Guatemalan.
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The police from the Ministry of Public Security and Roads reported to the National Migration Institute (INM) for the attention of foreigners.
For their part, the alleged traffickers were placed at the disposal of the Federal Public Ministry.
According to Mexican authorities, in 2019, migrant trafficking left organized crime with profits of US$615 million in Mexico, according to estimates from the Survey on Migration on the Southern Border (EMIF SUR).
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The facts occur that the International Organization for Migration (IOM) last September declared the border between Mexico and the United States as “the most dangerous land migratory route in the world”, with more than 686 migrants dead or missing in 2022.
Mexico reported an increase of nearly 77% in irregular migration in 2023, with more than 782 thousand undocumented foreigners detected.
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