Mexico intercepts over 500 migrants in two days

View of the Torton-type cargo truck which transported migrants in overcrowed conditions, during a verification operation by members of the National Institute of Migration (INM), in Fortin de las Flores, Veracruz state, Mexico, in this handout photo released on July 16, 2023. INM/Handout via REUTERS

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican authorities on Sunday said they intercepted over 500 migrants in two days in the eastern state of Veracruz as authorities crack down on the transportation of migrants toward the United States in unsafe conditions.

Authorities found 206 migrants abandoned in a tractor-trailer on Saturday in the town of Puente Nacional, Veracruz, a source at the National Migration Institute (INM) said.