“Sol Prendido” for Borderland Beat
In the municipality of Matamoros, the Grupo Escorpión, a faction of the Gulf Cartel, shows off its power by abducting and interrogating alleged dealers and consumers of crystal meth and fentanyl.
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Sicario: What’s your name?
Captive #1: Ezequiel Sosa Zamarripa.
Sicario: How old are you?
Captive #1: 56.
Sicario : Where are you from?
Captive #1: Matamoros, Tamaulipas.
Sicario: What’s your address?
Captive #1: I live at Soledad 26 in the Ricardo A. Basso neighborhood.
Sicario: Where do you live?
Captive #1: Matamoros, Tamaulipas.
Sicario: Why were you detained?
Captive #1: Because I sold crystal meth.
Sicario: Where do you get your product from?
Captive #1: From Monterrey, Nuevo León.
Sicario: What’s your name?
Captive #2: My name is Jaime Narciso Ramírez González.
Sicario: How old are you?
Captive #2: I am 30 years old.
Sicario: Where are you from?
Captive #2: I’m originally from Matamoros, Tamaulipas.
Sicario: What’s your address?
Captive #2: (unintelligible)
Sicario: Where do you live?
Captive: I live in the San Francisco neighborhood.
Sicario: Why were you detained?
Captive #2: Because I was selling crystal meth.
Sicario: Whats your name?
Captive #3: My name is Raquel Salinas Diseñó.
Sicario: Whats your age?
Captive #3: I am 41 years old.
Sicario: Where are you originally from?
Captive #3: I’m from Matamoros, Tamaulipas.
Sicario: Whats your address?
Captive #3: My address is 310 Calle 523 in the Popular neighborhood.
Sicario: Where do you live?
Captive #3: I live in the Buena Vista neighborhood.
Sicario: Why were you detained?
Captive #3: I was selling crystal meth.
Sicario: Whats your name?
Captive #4: Rosalia Garcia Herrera.
Sicario: How old are you?
Captive #4: I’m 49 years old.
Sicario: Where are you originally from?
Captive #4: I’m from Matamoros, Tamaulipas.
Sicario: What’s your address?
Captive #4: My address is on Calle Revolución in the Mexico Agrario neighborhood.
Sicario: Where do you live?
Captive #4: I live in the Mexico Agrario neighborhood.
Sicario: Why were you detained?
Captive #4: I was selling crystal meth.
Sicario: Whats your name?
Captive #5: My name is Ernesto Carranza.
Sicario: Whats your age?
Captive #5: I’m 37 years old.
Sicario: Where are you originally from?
Captive #5: I’m from Matamoros, Tamaulipas.
Sicario: Whats your address?
Captive #5: My address is 34 Calle Calgary in the Fraccionamiento Canadá neighborhood.
Sicario: Where do you live?
Captive #5: I live in the Fraccionamiento Canadá neighborhood.
Sicario: Why were you detained?
Captive #5: I was buying crystal meth.
Sicario: Whats your name?
Captive #6: My name is Javier Gonzalez Suarez.
Sicario: How old are you?
Captive #6: I am 56 years old.
Sicario: Where are you originally from?
Captive #6: I’m originally from Matamoros, Tamaulipas.
Sicario: What’s your address?
Captive #6: My address is in the Lucio Blanco neighborhood.
Sicario: Where do you live?
Captive #6: I live in the Campestre del Río 1 neighborhood.
Sicario: Why were you detained?
Captive #6: I was buying crystal meth.
Sicario: The Scorpion Group doesn’t permit the sale of crystal meth or fentanyl here at the border. Do you regret your actions?
All captives answer: yes sir!
Sicario: There will be no forgiveness for anyone who is selling or consuming crystal meth.
Yours truly, Grupo Escorpión, armed wing of the Cartel del Golfo
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