They use fake travel agencies in Mexico for human trafficking

MEXICO CITY.- The Colombian government denounced the existence of a network of fake travel agencies for human trafficking. In a joint statement, the Consulate General of Colombia in Mexico and the Embassy of Colombia in Mexico denounced the “existence of a network of fake travel agencies “who are dedicated to human trafficking and scam our travelers with non-existent tourist packages.”

They called on their citizens to report “with as much detail as possible and documentary support through the emails [email protected] and [email protected].

In January, young colombians who had been reported missing were located in a transit hotel in the municipality of Centro, Tabasco. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador then indicated that “most of the ladies entered as tourists,” and then were deprived of their freedom.

They began to have recreational activities, friendship; They talk regarding how they were invited to parties and were seen as kidnapped, that they were detained. A search was carried out, it was found that that is what we celebrate the most, they are fine,” said the President before an alleged trafficking network of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG).

Meanwhile, in the statement this Friday It was indicated that the embassy and consulate of Mexico City visited the airport to verify the situation of the inadmissible Colombians.

Bad treatment in immigration

Colombian authorities added that there was a work table with their Mexican counterparts to “make them aware of the complaints of the compatriots, verify the facilities and conditions of the inadmissible compatriots, and with the purpose of deepening the binational agreements in order to eradicate cases of mistreatment, guarantee the conditions of respect and dignity of our citizens who visit Mexico and address the high rates of Colombians not admitted to Mexico.”

At the beginning of April, on X -formerly Twitter- the user @Notiparaco recommended his followers never travel to Mexico due to the alleged abuse which, he claims, his relatives suffered at the hands of Immigration personnel.

She assured that this is not the first time that she has observed this type of attitude, which she described as racist, since she said that a Colombian-American friend of hers had problems with his passport, but following showing the American document he had no major problem. She shared a video of another woman who exposes the problems she had upon arriving in Mexico, where a group of people, all of Colombian nationality, had her passports withheld and she claims that they were kept incommunicado.

In the video, another man reported that he and his family bought a tour, so they had to present their papers in a legal manner, however, they claimed that they were detained, locked in a room and forced to sleep on the floor. , including minors.

The Colombian government He said that following the meeting between the authorities, “the openness and willingness of the entities to respond to complaints, investigate cases that have relevant information, and review immigration processes to guarantee transparent, objective and respectful processes, which should be highlighted, should be highlighted. Protect the dignity of our compatriots.”

He added that the approach was “centered on shared premises: that discriminatory behavior towards Colombian travelers is unacceptable, that situations of mistreatment must be investigated to their ultimate consequences, that the necessary measures must be taken to eradicate discriminatory behavior, and that immigration processes must be governed by respect, dignity and objectivity.”

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