The Brutal Rise of El Mencho

Mencho has also displayed a savagery that s extreme even by narco standards. For the admittedly brutal Chapo, killing was a necessary part of business. For Mencho, it seems more like sadism as public spectacle. There have been mass killings, such as the 35 bound and tortured bodies dumped in the streets of Veracruz during evening rush hour in 2011. Two years later, CJNG operatives raped, killed and set fire to a 10-year-old girl whom they (mistakenly) believed was a rival s daughter. In 2015, CJNG assassins executed a man and his elementary-school-age son by detonating sticks of dynamite duct-taped to their bodies, laughing as they filmed the ghastly scene with their phones. This is ISIS stuff, says one DEA agent who has investigated the cartel. The manner in which they kill people, the sheer numbers it s unparalleled even in Mexico.

via getpocket.com

Maybe I’ll put off that trip to Mexico.