CIUDAD JUAREZ, MEXICO (KFOX14/CBS4) — Three people were arrested and over a dozen migrants were rescued from a stash house in Ciudad Juárez during a human trafficking crackdown.
According to the Chihuahua State Public Security Secretariat, 31-year-old Santos Omar “N”, 22-year-old Octavio “N” and 33-year-old Soledad “N” were arrested on Wednesday after detectives conducted an operation at a home in the Senderos de San Isidro neighborhood in Juarez following a 911 call.
In total, 17 migrants were said to be rescued from the stash house, including a 15-year-old.
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The migrants, from Guatemala, Honduras, Ecuador and Mexico, reportedly told detectives they were supposed to be smuggled into the U.S.
Detectives said that when they arrived at the stash house, on the intersection of Senderos de Mancebos and Senderos de Castilla (far south, in the outskirts of the city), a man aimed a gun at them, prompting law enforcement to engage.
It was also reported that after a search of a black 2018 Chevrolet Malibu, authorities found two rifles, three handguns and $16,220 in U.S. currency.
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