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The National Migration Institute (INM) and the National Guard of Mexico found eight people of Central American origin, including an unaccompanied minor of approximately two years, who had been traveling in a tractor-trailer through the south of the a country "with apparently more than 100 overcrowded migrants," according to an INM statement.
In the place they also found the body of a young man of about 25 years.
According to the authorities, the events occurred this Monday at around 10:30 am on the Ocozocoautla-Las Choapas highway that connects Chiapas with Veracruz.
The people located there presented symptoms of dehydration and suffocation.
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According to the statement, the migrants said that hours before, several of their fellow travelers began to faint due to heat and lack of air, and that some shouted and beaten inside the vehicle for the driver to stop.
When he did so, one of the so-called "guides" opened a door and several people jumped out of the vehicle and ran into the undergrowth, although eight people were unable to flee.
The minor was abandoned on the side of the road, in the metal barrier, with loose clothing, backpacks and food, according to authorities.
None of the adults claimed to be his family member.
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The INM indicated that it notified the representation of the State Attorney for the Protection of Girls, Boys and Adolescents, in order for them to assume their guardianship and care, and that the Guatemalan consulate was contacted “when there were indications that the child could be from that nationality ».
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The migrants were taken to a nearby INM headquarters to continue with the procedures.
