Mexico adoptions: Irish couples 'thought process was legal'

The Irish couples ensnared in an apparent illegal adoption ring in western Mexico thought they were involved in a legal process and are devastated by allegations organisers were trafficking in children, the families said.

Mexico adoptions: Irish couples 'thought process was legal'

The Irish couples ensnared in an apparent illegal adoption ring in western Mexico thought they were involved in a legal process and are devastated by allegations organisers were trafficking in children, the families said.

“All the families have valid declarations to adopt from Mexico as issued by the Adoption Authority of Ireland,” they said in a statement read over the phone by their lawyer in Mexico, Carlos Montoya.

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