MEXICO CITY.- A minor died y Eight migrants were injured then that hitmen They attacked the vehicle in which human traffickers were moving towards the border of Tubutama between Sonora and Arizona, United States, reported this Sunday the Attorney General’s Office.
The events occurred early Sunday morning when residents of the region called the emergency number 911the authorities They activated the Code Red protocol of the ministerial and security forces to carry out a rescue operation for the victims.
Residents of the municipality of Saric, Sonorathey reported that all the victims were of Mexican origin Haitianwho They came to the village shouting seeking help for the inhabitants of this community located in the Sonoran Desert, just 54 kilometers from the international line between Mexico and the United States.
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The Sonora Prosecutor’s Office confirmed in a preliminary report that when responding to the report, state and federal authorities found in the vicinity of the municipality of Tubutama, the Van-type vehicle set on fire and shot.
Experts from the Criminal Investigation Agency processed the crime scene, while state police, the Mexican Army and the National Guard searched for the alleged perpetrators.
“The events were reported around 01:15 hours on Sunday (07:15 GMT) when the vehicle was attacked with firearmsresulting in the death of a minor and injuries to eight people, five men and three women,” reported the Sonora Prosecutor’s Office.
To the wounded and survivors They were transferred to the IMSS-Bienestar Hospitalnearest, to receive medical attention.
“Security forces from all three levels of government – municipal, state and federal – are maintaining an operation to locate and arrest the criminal group that attacked the migrants, using air support and ground forces,” the Prosecutor’s Office added, but so far no suspects have been reported arrested.
Attacks on migrants in Mexico
Attacks on vans transporting undocumented personsoriginating from southern Mexico, South America, Africa and Asia, are very common in the Sonoran Desert region bordering Arizona, United States, due to the struggle between gangs that compete for this lucrative illicit business.
The gangs of “polleros” (human traffickers) pick up their victims in the municipality of Altar, next to the Mexico 2 Federal Highway, from there they set off along the road that connects from Sáric to Tubutama.
Criminals use this migration route for the Lack of surveillance and permissiveness of authorities in Mexico. In addition, when crossing the international line into Arizona, the rugged topography of the desert makes surveillance difficult for U.S. agencies.
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2024-08-23 20:16:24
