Family of five freed following pay of$ 40,000 payment, people still missing
“They arrived in Juarez. They were taken to a motel. Some cabs came to take them to healthy houses, warehouses, as they call them, and on the way to those stores they were stopped by trucks with military men who kidnapped them, ” said William Murillo, executive producer and creator of the 1-800Migrante, a legitimate service organization.
An unidentified male chastising a member of the kidnapped household for not paying the full ransom was discovered in a cold recording released by the organization.
“The problem is you only gave me 240,000 pesos ($ 14,200 ). You told me that is all you have, blah-blah-blah. The problem is that it ’s five persons, ” the alleged abductor says. For those 240 000, I’ll transfer two persons. I’ll assist you. I understand it ’s five persons and there’s kids. Grant me 100,000 for each. I may help you more. I’ll give you a picture to let you know how well they are. ”
The removed family is reportedly still in Juarez under the treatment of unknown human-rights companies, according to 1800Migrante, who publicly released a photo of the home.
They had now paid thousands of dollars to travel to the U.S. S. border ). One home had to spend a lot of money for that. But, if they tell me they have my children and to pay this much, I did sell my soul to the devil to get that wealth, ” said Murillo, the former secretary of Immigration in Ecuador.
The corporation is looking into what happened to the eight remaining Spanish citizens and nearly a dozen others who were allegedly abducted after arriving in Juarez.
Border Report reached out to the business of the Chihuahua Attorney General for opinion on the situation. A particular state police system, according to the AG’s Office, is looking into kidnapping cases but has not received any official data from them.
According to Murillo, 1800Migrante has received many enquiries about further Spanish citizens being held for ransom in Mexico.
We must keep in mind that there are still many Ecuadoris and people of various nations being held against their will in Mexico, he said.
A study on how kidnapping and extortion of migrants passing through Mexico has increased significantly since late 2023 was published by the nonprofit Washington Office on Latin America ( WOLA ).
According to WOLA research, some Mexican authorities either tolerate or actively participate in the migrant-kidnapping economy and kidnapping. Additionally, it states U. S. border laws continue to network asylum-seekers through really dangerous spots in Mexico, such as Tamaulipas.
