CIUDAD JUAREZ, MEXICO (KFOX14\/CBS4) \u2014 Three people were arrested and over a dozen migrants were rescued from a stash house in Ciudad Ju\u00e1rez during a human trafficking crackdown.<\/p>\n
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. <\/p>\n
In total, 17 migrants were said to be rescued from the stash house, including a 15-year-old.<\/p>\n
RECOMMENDED: Car Capitol owner, 2 employees arrested on fraud charges in El Paso car sales<\/a><\/p>\n The migrants, from Guatemala, Honduras, Ecuador and Mexico, reportedly told detectives they were supposed to be smuggled into the U.S.<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n 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. <\/p>\n