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| Shocking moment Mexico military soldiers 'execute' five 'cartel members' after they crashed during a high-speed chase: Case is now in the hands of prosecutors with president saying the actions 'cannot be permitted' |
| 2023-06-09 |
| [Daily Mail, where America gets its news] Mexican President André Manuel López Obrador has vowed that a group of soldiers who were caught on camera 'executing' five alleged members of a criminal organization will be prosecuted. The shocking video from May 18 showed the victims' black pickup truck crashing at a high speed into the wall of a store in the border town of Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, across from Laredo, Texas. The military truck that was chasing it then crashed into the right side of the truck near the passenger door. The men were forced out of the pickup, beaten, dragged across the dirt-covered ground, forced to kneel facing the wall and later shot before the soldiers tried to cover-up the scene. 'Apparently this was an execution, and that cannot be permitted,' López Obrador said Wednesday during his daily morning briefing at the National Palace in Mexico City. 'Those responsible are about to be turned over to the appropriate authorities.' The victims were identified as José Ángel, 27; José Antonio, 32; Edgar Chavarría, 38; José Isabel, 23; and Clinton Alex, 25. The government didn't release their surnames. The day of the incident leading up to the massacre, multiple shootouts and road blockades were reported to authorities although no injuries or deaths were registered. Nuevo Laredo Mayor Carmen Cantún took to social media to advise residents to shelter at their homes and places of employment until authorities had a better sense of the reported events. According to the Mexican newspaper Proceso, lieutenant José Nava filed an incident report with the Ministry of National Defense and noted that his infantry had come under fire by purported members of the Cártel del Noreste (Northeast Cartel) while his troops inspected a pickup truck that was carrying the five victims. During the search, Nava said that the suspects tried to recover their weapons and were killed in a crossfire. Related: Nuevo Laredo: 2022-12-18 In Mexico, bandits kidnap an army colonel Nuevo Laredo: 2022-05-02 15 Cartel Members Convicted in South Texas Drug Trafficking Conspiracy Nuevo Laredo: 2022-02-15 Kidnapped American Rescued in Mexican Border City Related: Tamaulipas: 2023-03-10 Well, They Apologized So It's All Good, Right? Tamaulipas: 2023-03-10 Mexico's Gulf Cartel turns over 5 members tied to Americans' deadly kidnapping Tamaulipas: 2023-03-08 American tourists killed after being kidnapped in Mexico ID'd as Shaeed Woodard and Zindell Brown |
| Posted by:Skidmark |
| #7 Really don't see the issue with this. They were terrorists not in uniform or identifying markings that are recognized by a legitimate UN member country. According to the Geneva conventions they could legally be hung from the lamp posts. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2023-06-09 15:23 |
| #6 They're at war. The enemy has already set the 'standards' of conduct. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2023-06-09 13:45 |
| #5 This is kind of thing where AMLO clearly shows he in the side of the cartels. His mordida is threatened. The 'Untouchables' (per fable) did no less. 'Apparently this was an execution, and that cannot be permitted,' Prejudicing a trial? |
| Posted by: Whiskey Mike 2023-06-09 13:35 |
| #4 Worse. Mutilated, de-cocked, and hung upside down from an overpass. Ohrsmygarsh, not dirt covered ground! Without a Covid mask? And during Pride Month?! |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2023-06-09 11:15 |
| #3 The five Cartel killers would've done the same if situation reveresed |
| Posted by: Frank G 2023-06-09 10:48 |
| #2 Yeah, the Cartels might be less inclined to tender the 'mordida' if this continues. |
| Posted by: Mullah Richard 2023-06-09 08:26 |
| #1 'Apparently this was an execution, and that cannot be permitted,' worried, AMLO? |
| Posted by: Mercutio 2023-06-09 07:36 |