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What happened
Mexico City's attorney gerneral, Miguel Angel Mancera reports that the victims ranged from 14 to 70 years old. Some were tortured, some victims also suffered sexual abuse, some had serious wounds, some even had fractures. All of the victims were suffering from severe dehydration and malnutrition. Some were taken to a hospital. The captives, some of whom speak only indigenous languages and no Spanish, were locked in the building, which had bars on the windows and a fence outside, he said. They made handbags and clothespins and were not paid. Their only daily meal consisted of chicken legs and rotten vegetables, Mancera said. "The vast majority of the food we found was spoiled," he said. Video of the inside of the building showed filthy and crowded living conditions. The men and women worked 8 a.m. to midnight and were given only a half-hour food break. They were not allowed to go to the bathroom, and many soiled themselves, officials said.
Response and intervention
Twenty-five suspects were arrested in the raid. Raid was led by the Mexico City attorney general's anti-kidnapping division. 107 victims were emancipated, although the article doesn't say if they received aftercare, other than some were taken to the hospital for physical wounds, fractures, etc. One of the men held at the hospital escaped and told authorities what was happening at the facility. For original article, see CNN World: http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/12/04/mexico.slave.labor/index.html