EL PASO, Texas ( Border Report ) – Authorities in the Mexican border state of Chihuahua have emptied a shelter for teens with drug addiction issues after six girls alleged that they were mistreated and forced to beg for money on the streets.
More than 30 female minors were taken out of the Unidas X Amor center in Chihuahua City and placed in government shelters, Chihuahua state prosecutor Wendy Chavez said at an online news conference on Thursday.
Chavez said several cell phones and laptops were seized at the center so investigators could review messages and video recordings.
Prosecutors are waiting for government psychologists to complete their interviews with all the girls before deciding if they will file human trafficking charges.
Dismembered bodies left with note warning ‘not to kidnap migrants’
EL PASO, Texas ( Border Report ) – The dismembered bodies of three men were found Thursday in Chihuahua, along with a note saying they should have stayed away from migrant smuggling activities, Mexican authorities said.