Mexican Military Frees 60 Migrants Held Prisoner By Gangs Near Border David Iaconangelo - Latin Times
go to original April 21, 2014

Migrants rest inside an auditorium which is being used as a migrant's shelter in Chahuites, Istmo de Tehuantepec January 8, 2011, before continuing their journey to the United States. (Reuters/Jorge Luis Plata)

La Jornada reported on Sunday that 60 migrants bound for the United States were freed from a warehouse in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas, close to the Texas border, after members of Mexico’s military carried out an operation in the town of Gustavo Díaz Ordaz.  The migrants, whose countries of origin have not been specified, were being held prisoner by a gang, according to state authorities.  A host of weapons were seized in the operation, including three high-caliber weapons, a grenade-launcher, seven grenades, and 14 vehicles.   

El Universal reports that the military began its operation based on an anonymous tip from a neighbor.  Three people were arrested in connection with the operation, including one suspect whom authorities allege to be a gang member.

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