The problem of human trafficking is not abating. Jackals are making too much money to forgo the practice.
Just this week, 94 migrants, some from central America, some from Asia, were found in deplorable conditions stashed three deep in a short truck trailer.
Inside, the foetid conditions told of a story oft repeated of misery and pain. People in some cases were near death from asphyxiation. Bodily functions had to be performed in the trailer, with the heat rendering the conditions unbearable. Some were starving. Many were minors.
The Central American migrants said they paid between 4000-5000 dollars. The Asian migrants said they paid between 6000-8000 dollars.
Many of the migrants needed immediate rescue. All of them face an uncertain fate.
The trailer was spotted by special x-ray instruments at the Chiapas border with the United States.
Some of these migrants are taken hostage by the cartels and placed in narco-slavery or sexual slavery. They are often kidnapped and threatened with the death of their families or other menaces. They then are used as mules or couriers.
Source : CNN/ 7.24.13
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