“Sol Prendido” for Borderland Beat
Authorities in Tamaulipas found alive and safe the 31 migrants of various nationalities who had been kidnapped last Saturday on a highway from Reynosa to Matamoros.
The federal Secretary of the Interior, María Luisa Alcalde, informed on social networks that Governor Américo Villarreal “has just informed us that the 31 migrants kidnapped in Tamaulipas were rescued safe and sound. Thanks to the State authorities, the National Guard and the Armed Forces”.
The Presidential Spokesperson, Jesús Ramírez Cuevas, indicated that the rescued migrants “are in the hands of the authorities and are undergoing the corresponding medical examination”. “Thanks to the coordinated effort of the government of Tamaulipas, the state Prosecutor’s Office, Sedena, National Guard and the Secretariat of Security and Citizen Protection, it was possible to rescue the 31 migrants who were kidnapped on December 30 in 2023,” he added.
Zeta Tijuana Jesús Ramírez Cuevas