Once Cuban balseros detained after arriving on the coasts of Mexico.

The Isla Mujeres Police arrested 11 undocumented Cubans. They are in custody and will be handed over to Immigration for legal proceedings.

Balseros cubanos llegan a México © Captura de imagen en X, La Palabra del Caribe-Noticias
Cuban rafters arrive in MexicoPhoto © Image capture on X, La Palabra del Caribe-News

The Police of Isla Mujeres, in Mexico, arrested 11 Cuban rafters on Friday who were traveling in a public transport vehicle after having arrived in the country on an improvised boat.

The migrants disembarked after a dangerous maritime journey and tried to enter the territory through the Punta Sam area, but they were intercepted at one of the local police checkpoints.

Undocumented immigrants are in police custody until their legal situation is resolved. It is likely that some of these Cubans will be deported to the island.

Facebook Daily Radar

The public service van, with economic number R1, where the Cubans were traveling, was stopped during a random inspection in Punta Sam, as part of an operation to prevent human trafficking crimes. At that moment, the agents noticed that the passengers were foreigners without immigration documents.

Facebook Daily Radar

The driver of the van was also arrested and, along with the vehicle, is at the disposal of the State Attorney General's Office.

On the same day, another raft, with around 20 Cubans on board, was spotted by fishermen in Mexico. The Cuban rafters were heading to the United States.

What do you think?

COMMENT

Filed under:


Do you have something to report? Write to CiberCuba:

editors@cibercuba.com +1 786 3965 689