Five Ghanaian citizens, presumably illegal migrants were found dead on the Colombian-Panama border.
The Five Ghanaian citizens,
presumably illegal migrants traveling north, were found dead on the
Panamanian-Colombian border over the weekend.
A
farmer found their bodies washed up on the Turquesa river near Bajo
Chiquito. The deceased were allegedly part of a larger group of 35
people fleeing from three separate African and Asian countries,
presumably in search of a better life in either Latin America or the
United States, said the Panamanian government.
The
immigrants are believed to have first arrived in Brazil on an airplane
before migrating north. On the plane were 13 Ghanaians, 8 Somalis, and
14 Nepalis.
The causes of death are still to be
determined, as the autopsy has yet to be released. The investigation is
ongoing regarding whether the immigrants came as part of a larger
network of international human trafficking.
Dozens of immigrants are arrested at the border every year in Colombia.
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