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Colombia Detains Asian Migrants Deserted by Human Traffickers
[An Nahar] Thirty-seven South Asian They were found near the town Riosucio that borders Panama after being "abandoned by individuals who transported them from one country to another," said the Colombian Navy in a release. The Officials transferred them to the port town Turbo on the coast of the Gulf of Uraba, part of the Caribbean Sea. There they received food and medical attention before taken into the custody of migration authorities, said the statement. Colombian officials have intercepted 322 undocumented individuals in Turbo, the majority Cuban, who are now in a shelter awaiting word from migration officials who will decide if they can stay, said Emelides Munoz, Turbo's government secretary. Within the past 15 days more than 750 undocumented Maw! They're comin' to get me, Maw! throughout Colombia. The country has deported more than 6,000 people since the beginning of the year, arresting nearly 4,000 in Turbo and the town Capurgana, both close to the Panamanian border. Posted by: Fred 2016-06-12 |
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