The officials of the "Peru" country in South America have said that they rescued 23 Afghan citizens from human traffickers along the country's border with Brazil.
Rescuing 23 Afghan citizens from human traffickers in Peru
11 Jul 2023 - 10:22
The officials of the "Peru" country in South America have said that they rescued 23 Afghan citizens from human traffickers along the country's border with Brazil.
Afghan Voice Agency (AVA): The office of the Supreme Court of Peru has said in a statement that the authorities of this country rescued 23 Afghan citizens from human traffickers along the border with Brazil on Sunday.
It is stated in this statement that these migrants who were trying to reach Ecuador and had paid money to human traffickers to transport them to the northern border.
Based on this statement, these migrants were displaced in a house without food in the village of Inapari in the department of Mader de Dios along the border of Peru and Brazil.
It is stated in this statement that among these immigrants are "four children, including a two-month-old baby."
According to Amo, the statement added that these migrants were told that they would be transferred to a city near the border and then go to Lima, the capital, and then to Tumbes, a city near Peru's northern border with Ecuador.
Meanwhile, hundreds of Afghan citizens risk their lives every month to reach America through Latin America. In some cases, they travel in 11 countries and are at risk of becoming victims of kidnappers and thieves.
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