Young man linked to 79 killings in Mexico
Source: CNN
(CNN) -- The most shocking thing about the arrest of a man linked to 79 killings may be that authorities don't find it shocking.
At 20 years old, Juan Pablo Vazquez is accused of killing rivals, a policeman, a stripper and other innocent bystanders.
But you won't find authorities in the northern economic hub of Monterrey, Mexico, using any superlatives to describe the alleged killer. Not the worst they've ever seen, not the most ruthless, not the youngest or most prolific.
That's because Monterrey and its surroundings are an area disputed by rival drug cartels. From 2010 to the present, an average of 108 people have been killed each month in the state of Nuevo Leon, according to official statistics. Monterrey, the capital, has recorded 223 homicides so far this year.
Vazquez's arrest, then, merited a press conference, but no celebration as if an alleged serial killer had been brought down.
"We are witnessing a very severe crisis because of the war between cartels," one Mexican official said.
Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2013/10/25/world/americas/mexico-killings-arrest/index.html
flamingdem
(39,313 posts)What a tragedy for an amazing country. Sigh.
Turbineguy
(37,337 posts)about the narco wars in Mexico and there was an "unlimited supply" of young men willing to kill others for pay.
Marrah_G
(28,581 posts)Very scary situation there. I feel so badly for all the innocent people forced to live in the middle of that.
TeamPooka
(24,228 posts)IrishAyes
(6,151 posts)FiveGoodMen
(20,018 posts)Legalization would solve this.
mike_c
(36,281 posts)What's that definition of insanity again?