Their children were being held in Tenancingo , a municipality in the southern Mexican state of Tlaxcala , and the women 's contact with them was conditioned on their sending money to their handlers , the statement said . The investigation started with with a tip from ICE , authorities said . Investigators traced the victims to the southern state of Tlaxcala . They each will serve a total of 16 consecutive years in prison . Mexico , like many countries , struggles to prosecute and punish trafficking offenders .
The investigation started with with a tip from ICE , authorities said . Investigators traced the victims to the southern state of Tlaxcala . They each will serve a total of 16 consecutive years in prison . Mexico , like many countries , struggles to prosecute and punish trafficking offenders .