Latin America & Caribbean
7 December 2011 Last updated at 15:07 GMT 
A spokeswoman for the Mexican government said Saadi Gaddafi and some members of his family were stopped as a result of intelligence reports.
Several people have been arrested.
Mexican officials said the plot - uncovered in early September - involved false names and documents.
Mexican Interior Secretary Alejandro Poire said the plan involved a criminal ring "of international dimensions," but it was uncovered in September before it could be carried out.
Saadi Gaddafi crossed the border into Niger in a convoy of vehicles at the weekend
The Mexican authorities say they have stopped a plot by a criminal organisation to smuggle one of the sons of Libya's ex-leader Col Muammar Gaddafi into the country.
Saadi Gaddafi has been under house arrest in the West African state of Niger since he fled Libya in September. A spokeswoman for the Mexican government said Saadi Gaddafi and some members of his family were stopped as a result of intelligence reports.
Several people have been arrested.
Mexican officials said the plot - uncovered in early September - involved false names and documents.
Mexican Interior Secretary Alejandro Poire said the plan involved a criminal ring "of international dimensions," but it was uncovered in September before it could be carried out.
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