The municipal police of Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, yesterday rescued 147 migrants when they were taken off a trailer and entered a home in the Sierra Vista neighborhood, and arrested four men and one woman as alleged polleros.
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The detainees, Verónica BM, Eduardo MM, Edgar Daniel IO and Saúl CV, were booked for their alleged responsibility in the commission of the crime of illegal deprivation of liberty and human trafficking.
Valle District Police reported that several people were getting off a trailer box and then entering them against their will into a home located at the intersection of Sierra Vista and Hacienda La Gomera streets, in the aforementioned neighborhood.
The agents indicated in their report that upon arriving at the scene, they heard cries for help coming from a home, so upon verifying what was happening, they observed that there was a significant number of people asking for help to get out.
The migrants stated that they were deprived of liberty for several days without tasting food. The 147 people rescued are from Guatemala, Ecuador and El Salvador, being 116 men, including 12 adolescents and 31 women.
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2024-05-05 23:59:05
