The US, Mexico and several regional countries coordinate to apprehend the network of human smugglers responsible for a deadly accident that killed dozens of people
Human traffickers commonly hide undocumented migrants in trucks bringing them from Guatemala into Mexico, from where they head north to the US border.
The embassy announced the creation of an action group tasked with investigating, identifying and apprehending the smugglers involved in organising a trailer, crammed with more than 160 people, which overturned on Thursday in the Mexican state of Chiapas. At least 55 people, most from Guatemala, were killed and dozens others were injured.
"We have a shared commitment to apply the full weight of the law against those who are responsible, in addition to working in a coordinated manner to combat human trafficking and smuggling in all its manifestations," the embassy said in a statement.Thousands of migrants fleeing poverty and violence in Central America have traveled through Mexico to reach the US border in recent years.
The United States recorded a high of 1.7 million people entering illegally from Mexico between October 2020 and September. Many were expelled.
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