Skip to comments.
300 Dead Sharks Found on Roadside May Be Work of Mexican Cartels
New York Post ^
| January 24, 2018
Posted on 01/24/2018 9:31:43 PM PST by nickcarraway
Residents in western Mexico were mystified when the carcasses of 300 sharks were found dumped by a roadside in their town, which lies about 150 miles from the sea.
The shark carcasses were gutted and had their fins removed. They were found in the township of Yurecuaro in Michoacan state, which has a problem with gangs and drug cartel violence.
(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...
TOPICS: Local News; Outdoors; Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: cartel; mexico; sharks
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first 1-20, 21 next last
To: nickcarraway
Geez, what a mess. I can imagine the smell and rodents and flies will be in abundance.
To: nickcarraway
3
posted on
01/24/2018 9:35:58 PM PST
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
To: nickcarraway
Somebody forgot to pay protection money
To: nickcarraway
Where from and how long does it take to get 300 sharks?
5
posted on
01/24/2018 9:42:24 PM PST
by
Scrambler Bob
(All posts are /s, unless otherwise specified.)
To: nickcarraway
Fins removed? Sounds like somebody is harvesting them and selling them in China, “Scientists estimate that 25 species of sharks and rays risk going extinct within our lifetime. Shark fins can fetch up to $650 USD per kilogram. A single Whale Shark pectoral fin can sell for up to $20,000 USD and a Basking Shark pectoral fin can fetch up to $50,000 USD.”
I can’t imagine the narcos getting involved in this.
To: nickcarraway
Sounds like for shark fin soup which is an Asian/far eastern specialty. China harvests the sharks and removes the find, then throws them back in where they die because they can't swim without their fins.
I wonder if Mexico runs a cannery for it to market to Asians in the Americas but that doesn't explain frozen carcasses.
7
posted on
01/24/2018 9:53:01 PM PST
by
Aliska
To: nickcarraway
The only way to solve this problem is to repatriate the entire village to small town America.
To: nickcarraway
Gangs. 300 dead sharks. How many dead jets?
9
posted on
01/24/2018 10:45:40 PM PST
by
Jeff Chandler
(Democrats call Americans "Deplorables" and illegal aliens "Dreamers".)
To: Jeff Chandler
10
posted on
01/24/2018 11:02:12 PM PST
by
RedMonqey
(“Rockets... Lottsa Rockets...”)
To: Cold Heart
“The shark carcasses were gutted...”
Trained sharks used to smuggle drugs up the coast. The fins are pure bonus profit - or just a diversion.
11
posted on
01/24/2018 11:03:38 PM PST
by
21twelve
(http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2185147/posts)
To: nickcarraway
Well the picture in the article doesn’t show any gutted sharks missing their fins...
12
posted on
01/24/2018 11:11:36 PM PST
by
Trinity5
To: nickcarraway
Sounds like a shark hole country.
13
posted on
01/24/2018 11:21:31 PM PST
by
McGruff
To: nickcarraway
It must have been Rahm “Pez Muerto” Emanuel.
14
posted on
01/25/2018 12:01:50 AM PST
by
rfp1234
(I have already previewed this composition.)
To: ProtectOurFreedom
And the fins themselves are basically tasteless as cartilage is tasteless.
15
posted on
01/25/2018 12:12:10 AM PST
by
LukeL
To: BenLurkin
Yeah, I had assumed sharknado was fiction. I was wrong.
16
posted on
01/25/2018 12:18:47 AM PST
by
Yaelle
To: nickcarraway
This is going to piss off the Chinese Triad now that the Mexicans are muscling in on their trade.
17
posted on
01/25/2018 2:02:06 AM PST
by
lefty-lie-spy
(Stay metal. For the Horde \m/("_")\m/ - via iPhone from Tokyo.)
To: Trinity5
The Post was too lazy to do reporting, so found a stock image from Getty Images. Pathetic.
18
posted on
01/25/2018 2:04:31 AM PST
by
lefty-lie-spy
(Stay metal. For the Horde \m/("_")\m/ - via iPhone from Tokyo.)
To: ProtectOurFreedom
The story shows a picture but none of them are disemboweled and they all have their fins....so......
19
posted on
01/25/2018 6:52:10 AM PST
by
Delta 21
(Build The Wall !! Jail The Cankle !!)
To: Scrambler Bob
Where from and how long does it take to get 300 sharks?
Have a traffic accident and say the magic word law suit!
20
posted on
01/25/2018 6:55:00 AM PST
by
tet68
( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first 1-20, 21 next last
Disclaimer:
Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual
posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its
management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the
exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson