MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican authorities have detected many unusual schemes to smuggle Central American migrants to the U.S. border, however on Saturday they mentioned they discovered a brand new one: a faux ambulance loaded with 28 Nicaraguans, together with 9 unaccompanied kids.
Mexico’s Inside Division mentioned the automobile had been painted with faux logos from a authorities hospital community. The automobile was stopped within the Pacific coast state of Oaxaca.
The Nationwide Migration Institute mentioned the motive force had tried to cross himself off as a well being care employee and was detained.
Migrants present in such circumstances are normally returned to their residence international locations, until they're the victims of against the law.
Immigrant traffickers in Mexico basic attempt to smuggle migrants in buses or freight vans. The vans are sometimes painted with the logos of well-known corporations to attempt to keep away from scrutiny.