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Claudia Franco Hijuelos: The advised the consulate that Lucia Vega Jimenez had been detained about two or three days after her Dec. 1 arrest, Claudia Franco Hijuelos, Consul-General of Mexico, said Friday. Representatives from the consulate then spoke with Ms. Vega Jimenez several times in person and by phone, Ms. Franco Hijuelos said. More Related to this Story, according to Globe and Mail. Mexican womans death in custody sparks call for accountability The Mexican woman who died by suicide while in the custody of the Canada Border Services Agency was fearful of being deported due to a domestic situation at home, according to the Mexican consulate in Vancouver. Canadian border agency lacks oversight, critics say (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.