Puerto Vallarta and Mexico News

Puerto Vallarta and Mexico News

Four members of Mexico’s National Guard were arrested for smuggling Russians in Mexico

Puerto Vallarta (PVDN) - Four elements of the Secretary of the Navy (Semar) assigned to the National Guard (GN) were detained in Salina Cruz, Oaxaca, for their alleged participation in smuggling at least 14 Russians in Mexico.

The agency, in coordination with the State Attorney General's Office (FGE), reported that the now-detained members of the National Guard were seen escorting a private blue car, in which two Russians were traveling.

The National Guardsmen were allegedly aware of the presence of 12 other Russian migrants inside a nearby hotel, a group to which the two . . .

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