International Business Times, UK
written by Karen Noronha
Monday June 12, 2017
Mexican authorities have rescued 112 migrants including babies found in a truck on a highway in the country's south, the attorney general's office said on Sunday (11 June).
The rescued people included four babies and 23 minors from Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras and Ecuador, the Criminal Investigation Agency (AIC) of the Attorney General's Office (PGR) said in a statement.
The officials located the vehicles after hearing voices coming from the cargo. The truck was caught on the highway that connects the southern states of Chiapas and neighbouring Tabasco. The people were found traveling in unhygienic conditions.
The agency said to ElUniversal, a local media channel, that "People were travelling in a cargo vehicle of a private company, equipped with fans and water, which was driven by an individual who was detained."
Thousands of migrants, mostly Central Americans, every year make their way through Mexico to reach the United States.
The rescued migrants were with the National Institute of Migration for the corresponding administrative procedures and were awaiting medical checkups.
The Deputy Attorney General's Office for Regional Control, Crime Procedures and Amparo have initiated an investigation for the violation of the Migration Law, by using the mode of transport of the national territory, in order to gain profit from foreigners and help them evade immigration review.
Mexican authorities find 112 migrants huddled in back of truckhttps://t.co/XLxqgv1LU9— The Indian Express (@IndianExpress) June 11, 2017
The Indian Express, India
written by Reuters staff
Monday June 12, 2017
Mexican authorities discovered 112 migrants, including four babies, huddled alive in the back of a truck as it traveled along a highway in the country’s south, the attorney general’s office said on Sunday.
The truck, which officials said had ventilation and water for the passengers, was intercepted on a highway that connects the southern states of Chiapas and neighboring Tabasco and the driver was arrested.
Every year, thousands of migrants, mostly Central Americans, escaping from poverty and violence, make their way north through Mexico in hopes of reaching the United States.
The attorney general’s office said in a statement that 23 minors were among the immigrants from Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras and Ecuador, found in the back of the truck. The migrants were awaiting medical checkups.
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