10:01, January 06, 2009

Mexican Army detains 189 illegal immigrants

The Mexican Army on Monday detained 189 illegal immigrants who allegedly tried to reach the United States from northeast Mexico, said a military resource.

The detainees, including seven Brazilians and some from different Central American countries, were found in a house in the city of Reynosa, in the northeastern state of Tamaulipas which borders the United States.

About 14 people, who were allegedly guarding those immigrants, were also arrested in the raid.

According to the detainees, they each paid between 1,000 and 1,500 U.S. dollars for assistance to enter the U.S. and had been waiting in the Mexican city for three months.

The illegal immigrants had been taken to the National Institute of Migration (INM) to be deported.

Source:Xinhua

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