Mexico Finds 652 Migrants in Truck Trailers Near Border

Migrants sit on the ground after they were taken out of trucks by immigration authorities, in Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas, Mexico, on Oct. 8, 2021. Tamaulipas Public Safety Secretariat Handout via AP/Screenshot via NTD

CIUDAD VICTORIA, Mexico—Mexican authorities have discovered 652 Central American migrants in six trailers near the United States border.

The trucks stopped at a military checkpoint Thursday night on a highway between Ciudad Victoria and Monterrey in the northern state of Tamaulipas. The state public safety agency said Friday that four suspects were arrested.