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MEXICO CITY, Oct. 4 (Xinhua) -- Federal Police rescued 122 Central American migrants being smuggled through north Mexico in precarious conditions, media reported on Tuesday.
The migrants had been loaded onto three vehicles, two vans and a lorry-style truck, and "presented signs of asphyxiation" due to the overcrowded conditions, the daily El Universal said, citing the National Security Commission (CNS).
Federal Police were patrolling a stretch of highway between two towns in the northern state of Tamaulipas, Antiguo Morelos and Ciudad Mante, when they flagged down the three vehicles for speeding.
Closer inspection revealed the vehicles were carrying 69 Salvadorans, 50 Guatemalans and three Hondurans, all of whom were planning to cross the border into the United States.
The migrants were provided with food and medical attention in Ciudad Mante, and handed over to immigration authorities for deportation, the police said.
The drivers were taken to the national Attorney General's Office in the state capital Tampico for questioning.
