Police in northern Mexico border state arrest 11 men suspected in kidnappings of migrants

Published November 17, 2014

TIJUANA, Mexico (AP) — Police in northern Mexico say they have arrested 11 men who allegedly kidnapped migrants trying to reach the United States.

Prosecutors in the border state of Baja California say 8 suspects were captured Monday after they opened fire on police during a raid on a house where 17 migrants were held. An investigation led to the arrest of 3 more suspects Tuesday.

The migrants were freed. One police officer is recovering from a non-life-threatening wound suffered in the raid on a house near the city of Tijuana, across the border from San Diego, California.

Prosecutors said Wednesday the suspects confessed to having kidnapped at least 100 migrants and demanding $2,000 apiece for their release.

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