The ticket is a code that drug cartels give to their passengers after they have paid between $6,000 and $15,000. Migrants must say it correctly at the entrance to the tunnel that is part of the drainage network stretching from Ciudad Juárez to El Paso, Texas — one of the most sought-after routes for clients of a VIP illegal migration package.
That's how USA Today describes it in a new article based on interviews with top Mexican state officials, federal law officers from both sides of the border, and migrants waiting to cross in camps along the Rio Grande.
