The discovery of the migrants It was at the toll booth Cosamaloapan between the municipalities of Córdoba and Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, where the driver of the cargo transport was stopped and using a device with gamma rays, which detected the presence of people inside the container.

As they approached, the staff INM and the security elements heard screams and knocks at the back of the unit, so they proceeded to break the seals on the back door, and when they opened it themselves migrants They removed a screen that prevented them from taking air.

In a security zone, the immigration authority identified 350 foreign people who could not prove their regular stay in the country: 340 from Guatemala, Ecuador (6), Honduras (3) and one from El Salvador.

Upon approaching, the INM personnel and security officers heard screams and blows in the back of the unit, so they proceeded to break the seals of the rear door, and upon opening it, the migrants themselves removed a screen that prevented them from taking in air.

Minors and those who made up family units will remain under the guardianship of the local System for the Comprehensive Development of the Family (DIF); Meanwhile, the adults were taken to a headquarters of the INM in the state in order to begin the procedure to define your immigration status in Mexico.

Likewise, it was reported that the trailer and the driver were at the disposal of the Attorney General’s Office of the Republic.

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