Thread: 81 Chinese, 22 immigration officers detained at Cancun

March 10, 2007, 11:27AM
81 Chinese, 22 immigration officers detained at Cancun airport


CANCUN, Mexico — Federal police detained 81 Chinese immigrants and 22 immigration agents on Friday after the Chinese were discovered hiding in the Cancun airport terminal, possibly with the protection of Mexican immigration officers.

The 53 Chinese men and 28 women arrived on a flight from Europe late Thursday. Because of a lack of interpreters, police were unable to glean more details.

"We don't have all the information, what we can confirm is that 81 Chinese citizens were detained this morning at the airport," said Guadalupe Cerino, a spokeswoman for the Attorney General's Office. "We still do not have details on how they entered Mexico."

Federal police doing routine patrols found the Chinese in the airport, apparently accompanied by agents of the National Immigration Institute, police said.

When police asked the immigration officers what they were doing with the immigrants, they gave contradictory explanations, leading police to detain both them and the Chinese, police said.

In the past, some immigration officers have been known to allow or help undocumented immigrants on their way to Mexico's northern border — where they usually try to enter the United States — in exchange for bribes.

The immigrants were taken to the local offices of the federal attorney general.

The immigration officers were being held for questioning at separate offices, police said. Police were waiting for interpreters to interview the Chinese immigrants and determine whether the immigration agents were involved in a scheme to smuggle them to the United States.

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/world/4618661.html

I want to know if they were on their way to America.

Dixie

Dixie wrote:

I want to know if they were on their way to America.

Where else would the be headed, seems like all this talk of amnesty has made us the destination of choice these days. Furthermore, now the news regarding us giving free healthcare, driver's licenses to illegals, jobs, education, etc. out to anyone and everyone is glabal news. We are the land of "milk and honey" and invite everyone in the world to join in our "American dream."

Because of a lack of interpreters, police were unable to glean more details.

Ah yes, Mexico, the gateway to the USA. That's funny, how does it feel Mexico? To have illegals and not be able to understand a word they say? China and the ACLU should tell you the same thing you and the ACLU tell us, learn their language, house, cloth and support them, give them civil rights. For the most part China has been refusing to take back illegals who come to the USA. Maybe they'll tell Mexico to stick em where the sun don't shine to.

The Mexican immigration agents probably did understand the money that was waved in front of them though, even if they didn't understand the language!

Originally Posted by mapwife

The Mexican immigration agents probably did understand the money that was waved in front of them though, even if they didn't understand the language!

No doubt! Money is the only thing Mexico ever understands.

The immigration officers were being held for questioning at separate offices, police said. Police were waiting for interpreters to interview the Chinese immigrants and determine whether the immigration agents were involved in a scheme to smuggle them to the United States.

Of course they were involved! Money is multi-lingual.

They were involved and were trying to get them into the US. All people trying to get smuggled into the US know that they must pay money and big money but they can be successful especially in Mexico where it is a known fact that officials accept bribes.