More than 150,000 irregular migrants were detected last year by the authorities of the National Border Service (Senafront) and the National Migration Service entering the country through the border area with Colombia.
The director of Migration Samira Gozaine explained that of that number of irregular people, 20% were minors and that what is alarming is that more than 80% were under 5 years of age, a situation that puts these infants at risk due to the dangerous conditions. in which migrants move through the dangerous jungle of Darien.
For his part, the general director of Senafront, Oriel Ortega, stressed that among the migrants detected, they have detained many of the criminal groups that operate in the border area with Colombia, managing to reduce the crimes of theft, rape and even drug trafficking, human trafficking and drug trafficking. people.
The authorities called on migrants to use regular and legal channels to enter the country and thus avoid being victims of scams, abandonment by coyotes and other crimes that can be generated through irregular entry at the borders.
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