Overview

• Roughly 700 individuals including infants and adults were found confined on a ranch in Dolores Hidalgo under conditions consistent with forced labor.
• The operation involved personnel from the FGE’s K9 unit, the National Guard, state and municipal police, Protección Civil, Cruz Roja, DIF and other agencies executing a search warrant.
• A person found in possession of narcotics has prompted a separate drug investigation alongside the trafficking probe.
• Victims originally from Guerrero, Chiapas, Oaxaca and Veracruz are now receiving medical, psychological and social support under state and municipal care.
• Investigators continue gathering evidence and pursuing charges against those responsible for the alleged exploitation and drug offenses.