Hundreds Of Migrants From 12 Countries Found In A Truck

Migrants board a transport truck as they walk in a convoy towards Mexico City (Raquel Cunha/Reuters)

JAKARTA - Mexican authorities found about 600 migrants from 12 countries hiding behind two trucks in eastern Mexico on Friday, November 19. This was announced by Mexico's National Migration Agency (INM), Saturday, November 20.

The majority of them are from neighboring Guatemala. The INM revealed that 401 of the migrants were from Guatemala, 53 from Honduras, 40 from the Dominican Republic, 37 from Bangladesh, 27 from Nicaragua, 18 from El Salvador, and eight from Cuba.

Authorities also found six men from Ghana, four men from Venezuela, four men from Ecuador, one Indian, and another from Cameroon in two trailers found in the state of Veracruz.

According to INM, they consist of 455 male migrants and 145 female migrants. Those detained will be returned to their home countries or given the opportunity to arrange their stay in Mexico, he said.

The majority of migrants come from Central America and around the world who are headed to the United States via Mexico. The migrants admitted that they were trying to save themselves from poverty or violence in their homeland.