The statement said the case represents the first time the attorney general 's office of the Special Prosecutor for Organized Crime , also known as SIEDO , obtained a conviction and sentence for a human trafficking crime . The investigation started with with a tip from ICE , authorities say . Investigators tracked the suspects to the southern state of Tlaxcala . They were arrested in Mexico City on Friday and charged Thursday morning at an immigration court in San Luis Potosi. Mexico , like many countries , struggles to prosecute and punish trafficking offenders .
The investigation started with with a tip from ICE , authorities say . Investigators tracked the suspects to the southern state of Tlaxcala . They were arrested in Mexico City on Friday and charged Thursday morning at an immigration court in San Luis Potosi. Mexico , like many countries , struggles to prosecute and punish trafficking offenders .