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The Federal Government informed this morning, during President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador’s morning conference, that among the 31 migrants kidnapped in Tamaulipas there are people of various nationalities, including Mexicans, and the search for their whereabouts has intensified since their abduction became known last Saturday.
“There was various information in the meeting of the Security Cabinet. The abduction of 31 migrants occurred on the Matamoros highway on December 30. It was on the Monterrey-Matamoros route where they were detained by armed men with balaclavas, past the toll booth, forcing 31 passengers to get out and board 5 vehicles”, informed the federal Secretary of Security, Rosa Icela Rodriguez.
“Several nationalities have been identified as the following: Venezuelans, Ecuadorians, Hondurans, Colombians and Mexicans. The State Prosecutor’s Office is leading the investigation with the support of the Government: the Ministry of National Defense, the National Guard, the Navy and the Ministry of Security”, she added.
In addition, the official informed that “the operation to find them quickly” is underway. “Several actions have been carried out: telephone tracking, to locate the people who participated and find those responsible; the analysis of the videos of the bus and the routes of where they were transported; we are tracking different neighborhoods with canines. We hope to quickly find the location of the victims”, he said.
The National Migration Institute is also participating in the operation, he added. “This type of event used to happen with 2 or 3 migrants, but this number is atypical, it is not a frequent occurrence. We are confident that the search operation will have results, we expect the results sooner rather than later. We are continuing with the operations. The President’s instruction is: ‘Expedite this because it’s urgent'”, closed Secretary Rodriguez.
“We have just spoken with the Governor, Américo Villarreal, he gives us great confidence that in Tamaulipas there is a Government with integrity, efficiency, and responsibility. They are doing their job and doing it well. I hope we will soon have results (…) Yes, progress is being made,” said President López Obrador.
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