Honduran boy smuggled into US held captive
Source: AP
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Police in Phoenix rescued a 13-year-old Honduran boy last week who was held captive by suspected smugglers after he crossed into Arizona illegally as an unaccompanied minor.
The city is no stranger to tales of migrants whose smugglers get greedy and demand more money in exchange for freedom. But in most publicized accounts, the victims have been adults.
On Friday, immigration authorities in Florida received a call from the boy's mother, who lives in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Her son's smugglers were demanding more money and refused to release him, she said. Within 10 hours, authorities in Florida and in Phoenix had tracked the boy down to a north Phoenix apartment.
Frances Salas, a suspect in the kidnapping, opened the door and allowed authorities to search the apartment, authorities said.
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