Posted on 03/08/2019 3:03:12 AM PST by blueplum
,,,,Santa Rosa lies in Guanajuato state, part of the country’s industrial heartland that was long peaceful and is a major magnet for carmakers such as Volkswagen, General Motors and Toyota, but it suffered a doubling of murders last year, making it one of the most violent regions, official data shows.
Eduardo Solis, head of Mexico’s automotive industry lobby, said on Wednesday the situation in Guanajuato was threatening business and had the look of a “crisis.”
Security has sharply deteriorated in the gangland struggle to control fuel rackets, and at 2,609 last year, murders in Guanajuato were over 10 times higher than a decade earlier, official data show.
(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...
Another “failed state” on our southern border, but look! Squirrel!
Here’s the money quote that explains why the government is waging war on this particular gang. Socialism depends on the government’s ability to buy dependency.
“Fuel theft costing billions of dollars a year, along with dwindling output, has weighed heavily on state oil firm Pemex, threatening to damage the government’s creditworthiness.”
All about the Benjamins.
sure, that and threat of losing the auto plants. Hojczyk posted a related article:
A Big Change To Ford’s Mexico Plans That Will Make Donald Trump Smile
http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3732687/posts
The organized crime grip is no less than the Rino-democrap chamber of commerce gangster deals along with Russian collusion. Barrel bombs in Syria were specifically used by Putin to create a mass migration problem to Turkey and Europe.
What works is tough on crime, not hearts and minds. Needed: executions, long prison terms, and martial law in certain areas.
Try implementing a 2nd amendment!
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