Posted on Aug 24, 2017
Massacre in Mexico and Human Trafficking (Dispatch)
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Nothing much has changed with these Cartels in the last 7 years.
Survivor tells of escape from Mexican massacre in which 72 were left dead
Gunmen massacred 72 kidnapped migrants at a remote ranch in northeastern Mexico after they refused to either pay a ransom for their release or take jobs as hitmen , according to a survivor.
The navy mounted an operation to secure the ranch after the man approached a checkpoint seeking medical help for a gunshot wound. A marine and three gunmen died in the ensuing battle. A fourth gunman was arrested but an unspecified number escaped in vehicles. After the gunfight the marines made the shocking discovery of bodies of 58 men and 14 women in a room, some piled on top of each other. A navy statement gave no information on the identity of the victims.
A further search of the ranch revealed 21 assault rifles, shotguns and rifles, along with bulletproof vests and camouflage uniforms.
The survivor, an Ecuadorean, told investigators that his captors identified themselves as members of the Zetas drug gang, said Vice-Admiral José Luis Vergara, a spokesman for the Mexican navy. Authorities believe the migrants were from Honduras, El Salvador, Brazil and Ecuador. According to the Reforma newspaper the survivor, Luis Fredy Lala Pomavilla, said he was among a group of mostly Central American economic migrants abducted by armed men as they crossed Mexico heading to the US in search of work.
He said they were taken to the ranch by the gunmen, who shot them after they refused to pay ransoms. Pomavilla reportedly said he was left for dead and later escaped, finding his way to a navy checkpoint nearby.
A different version of the survivor's story, published by the Tamaulipas-based website En Linea Directa, said the captors opened fire after the migrants refused jobs as hitmen for a monthly salary of $2,000.
"The federal government categorically condemns the barbarous acts committed by organised criminals," the navy said. "All of society should condemn these kind of acts that illustrate the necessity to continue combatting crime with all the force of the Mexican state in order to obtain the peace demanded by Mexicans."
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Alejandro Poire, the government's security spokesman, said: "It's absolutely terrible and it demands the condemnation of all of our society."
Felipe Calderón, Mexico's president, launched a military-led offensive to rein in rampant organised crime cartels upon taking office in December 2006. Since that date more than 28,000 people have been killed, according to official figures.
While the cartels are well known for their involvement in narcotrafficking, and their struggle to control smuggling routes and local drug markets, they have branched out into other forms of organised crime in recent years – including mass kidnappings of Central American migrants.
Migrants' rights activists complain that the Mexican authorities have largely ignored the problem. The phenomenon is particularly associated with a cartel called Los Zetas, known for its paramilitary discipline and particularly brutal tactics.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/aug/25/mexico-massacre-central-american-migrants
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_San_Fernando_massacre
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Survivor tells of escape from Mexican massacre in which 72 were left dead
Gunmen massacred 72 kidnapped migrants at a remote ranch in northeastern Mexico after they refused to either pay a ransom for their release or take jobs as hitmen , according to a survivor.
The navy mounted an operation to secure the ranch after the man approached a checkpoint seeking medical help for a gunshot wound. A marine and three gunmen died in the ensuing battle. A fourth gunman was arrested but an unspecified number escaped in vehicles. After the gunfight the marines made the shocking discovery of bodies of 58 men and 14 women in a room, some piled on top of each other. A navy statement gave no information on the identity of the victims.
A further search of the ranch revealed 21 assault rifles, shotguns and rifles, along with bulletproof vests and camouflage uniforms.
The survivor, an Ecuadorean, told investigators that his captors identified themselves as members of the Zetas drug gang, said Vice-Admiral José Luis Vergara, a spokesman for the Mexican navy. Authorities believe the migrants were from Honduras, El Salvador, Brazil and Ecuador. According to the Reforma newspaper the survivor, Luis Fredy Lala Pomavilla, said he was among a group of mostly Central American economic migrants abducted by armed men as they crossed Mexico heading to the US in search of work.
He said they were taken to the ranch by the gunmen, who shot them after they refused to pay ransoms. Pomavilla reportedly said he was left for dead and later escaped, finding his way to a navy checkpoint nearby.
A different version of the survivor's story, published by the Tamaulipas-based website En Linea Directa, said the captors opened fire after the migrants refused jobs as hitmen for a monthly salary of $2,000.
"The federal government categorically condemns the barbarous acts committed by organised criminals," the navy said. "All of society should condemn these kind of acts that illustrate the necessity to continue combatting crime with all the force of the Mexican state in order to obtain the peace demanded by Mexicans."
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Alejandro Poire, the government's security spokesman, said: "It's absolutely terrible and it demands the condemnation of all of our society."
Felipe Calderón, Mexico's president, launched a military-led offensive to rein in rampant organised crime cartels upon taking office in December 2006. Since that date more than 28,000 people have been killed, according to official figures.
While the cartels are well known for their involvement in narcotrafficking, and their struggle to control smuggling routes and local drug markets, they have branched out into other forms of organised crime in recent years – including mass kidnappings of Central American migrants.
Migrants' rights activists complain that the Mexican authorities have largely ignored the problem. The phenomenon is particularly associated with a cartel called Los Zetas, known for its paramilitary discipline and particularly brutal tactics.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/aug/25/mexico-massacre-central-american-migrants
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_San_Fernando_massacre
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SGT John " Mac " McConnell They just put a travel warning for Mexico due to the high lead content in the air.
Anyone who thinks that slavery ended in the 1800's is not paying attention, or actively remaining ignorant. Human Trafficking is just a sterilized way of saying slavery. The amount that they pay to come to the United States is worked off in sweat shops and fields if they are lucky. If they are unlucky, they end up in the sex trade. Any way you slice it, they have no choice in the matter. If they try to escape they are killed, or their family is killed. These cartels are militarized, ruthless, and won't stop until they are eradicated by force.
Anyone who thinks that slavery ended in the 1800's is not paying attention, or actively remaining ignorant. Human Trafficking is just a sterilized way of saying slavery. The amount that they pay to come to the United States is worked off in sweat shops and fields if they are lucky. If they are unlucky, they end up in the sex trade. Any way you slice it, they have no choice in the matter. If they try to escape they are killed, or their family is killed. These cartels are militarized, ruthless, and won't stop until they are eradicated by force.
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Sadly, human trafficking is on the rise. Not just cartels, gangs and other organized crimes. They don't just hit illegals and foreigners others desperate for a better life style from their world countries. This is a problem now for American families with children that has radically increased due to social media, demand and the increased skill set of coercive controls to trap troubled kids upset by family crisis and circumstance. These predators are highly skilled at targeting specific children and luring and trapping them in dangerous situations. JUST ASK says these children do not understand their situations and are scared. They do not know how to get help. Service providers, professionals and parents have direct contact, yet are focused on so called bad behaviors and do not know how to JUST ASK the right questions. Detective Wolff President of JUST ASK and a Detective in Fairfax VA, said these children have a 7 year life expectancy. People need to be educated, see the red flags and have specially trained professionals be able to intervene. Current practices make situations worse and increase danger. We just attended the CNA Panel with their research into the increased concern around human trafficking. They stated that in the next few years this problem will surpass drugs as the number one problem in America. They worked with Collaborative Multidepartment Teams between FBI, local police, schools, local DFCS/CPS, federal hotlines, and recovery interventions. Currently there are incidences recorded in each grade in all public schools in counties being studied. People Inc in Virginia has stated that families in the "In Betweens" that are not rich enough to solve their problems and not poor enough to receive full services are at the highest risk. The Sheriff Mosier in Fauqier County said we need to increase education and parents need to understand the extreme danger of this targeting, where families need to have only centrally located computers and no smart devices in children's rooms. We continue our personal research and development into supporting early education, detection and intervention into these high risk families. We were speaking in a PCR group of professional community providers and they say no one talks about this. Det Wolff said how would you respond if your daughter told you over the dinner, that she was prostituting or involved with a mature adult. Outrage is the standard response. The truth goes more like the child upset at home or with a person posts online and builds a relationship with someone who cares and will fill the need of attention, of gifts or time. Once they are hooked and happy, slowly the heat is turned up over time sucking them in and tricking them into a bad situation. If they try to get out, they are beaten, threatened, raped, or their family is threatened. They begin small with moving stuff or helping out in an emergency and it shifts. They are mentally messed with until they are trapped. They are scared. They reach out in anger and upset. No one hears the cries. They reach out dessparately at home and outrage. Police and the state untrained face similar situations using drugs and behavioral control. This fails. Thus, the CNA Panel after some research which will be available this fall have a good understanding on the dynamics and real interventions that have been effective to help these trafficked children. Thank you.
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Thank you for the disturbing video, makes you wonder what make some people tick.
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