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Human smuggling network dismantled

Eleven members of the network, that used sea routes to transport undocumented immigrants trying to reach the United States, were arrested in Oaxaca, Puebla and Guerrero.

The migrants arrived at the port of Salina Cruz, Oaxaca and were taken from there to the U.S. border by land. (Photo: Archive / EL UNIVERSAL)
30/08/2015 |11:29Marcos Muedano |
Redacción El Universal
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A human smuggling network that operated in Central America, Mexico and the United States was dismantled in a multinational operation.

Eleven members of the network, that used sea routes to transport undocumented immigrants trying to reach the United States, were arrested in three Mexican states: Oaxaca, Puebla and Guerrero.

The Attorney General's Office said that the migrants arrived at the port of Salina Cruz, Oaxaca and were taken from there to the U.S. border by land. It added that cash, credit cards, weapons, ammunition, mobiles and five cell phones were seized as part of the operation, for which Mexico shared information and coordinated with authorities in the United States, El Salvador and Guatemala.

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