Overview
- Semar reported assisting 28 people — 27 aged 14–17 and one 18 — after detecting an atypical arrival and coordinated their transfer to Topolobampo aboard the Santa Marcela II.
- All youths are in good health and remain under the care of Sinaloa’s North Regional Vice Prosecutor’s Office and SIPINNA, receiving medical, psychological and legal support.
- The Security Cabinet is examining whether the trip fits an illegal recruitment model involving minors, a line the president said is unrelated to organized crime.
- The Sinaloa prosecutor’s office said 25 of the 27 minors interviewed reported traveling voluntarily from Chiapas to Baja California Sur for agricultural work, with some saying they had worked in Comondú.
- Authorities acknowledged earlier conflicting reports about arrests; the presidency now says the adult who accompanied the group was detained, and responsibilities tied to the vessel are under review.