mexican drug cartels are created and supported by illogical and failed US drug laws.
On Wednesday, January 7, 2015 11:31:08 AM UTC-6, Travis wrote: > > > > > > > > > > http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2899141/Cartel-cannibalism-Mexico-says-drug-gang-members-ate-human-hearts.html > > > Mexican cannibal cartel forced new recruits to EAT THE HEARTS of people > they murdered in shocking ritual to root out infiltrators > > - *La Familia Michoacana accused of carrying out disgusting > initiations* > - *Allegedly forced hopefuls to eat hearts of victims to prove their > loyalty* > - *Splinter group the Knights Templar also took part, witnesses said* > - *Decurity official said sometimes initiates would dismember live > victims* > > By Kieran Corcoran For Dailymail.com > <http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/search.html?s=&authornamef=Kieran+Corcoran+For+Dailymail.com> > > and Reuters > <http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/search.html?s=&authornamef=Reuters> > > Published: 11:25 EST, 6 January 2015 | Updated: 19:29 EST, 6 January 2015 > > > > New recruits to a vicious Mexican drug cartel were forced to eat the > hearts of murder victims in a twisted scheme to prove their loyalty, > officials said. > > Hopefuls who wanted to join La Familia Michoacana were reportedly fed the > internal organs during gruesome initiation ceremonies designed to roof out > infiltrators or other disloyal elements. > > Witnesses told government security bosses how La Familia, and offshoot an > offshoot group called the Knights Templar, would also sometimes force > potential cartel members to dismember victims while they were still alive. > > [image: Accusations: A Mexican government official said the heart-eating > ceremonies were being carried out by La Familia Michoacana gang. Pictured > above are two suspected gang leaders at a 2010 news conference] > > - SHARE PICTURE > - > - > - > - > - > > > > Copy link to paste in your message > > +3 > > Accusations: A Mexican government official said the heart-eating > ceremonies were being carried out by La Familia Michoacana gang. Pictured > above are two suspected gang leaders at a 2010 news conference > > [image: Loyalty: The macabre displays are reportedly a way to make sure > prospective cartel members are not simply trying to infiltrate the > organization] > > - SHARE PICTURE > - > - > - > - > - > > > > Copy link to paste in your message > > +3 > > Loyalty: The macabre displays are reportedly a way to make sure > prospective cartel members are not simply trying to infiltrate the > organization > > Alfredo Castillo, the federal security commissioner for gang-ravaged > Mexican state Michoacan, told local television: 'The ritual ranged from > dismembering people they intended to kill to sometimes serving up the > heart.' > > He said that the practice was not widespread, but was emphatic that it had > taken place, seemingly on several occasions. > > He did not elaborate on who provided the testimony and did not specify > when and where the alleged initiation rituals took place. Castillo could > not immediately be reached for comment. > > Both of the allegedly cannibal gangs were founded by Nazario Moreno, or > 'The Craziest One,' a cultish crime boss who was finally killed in March > 2014. > > The previous government had wrongly declared him dead in 2010. > > The macabre revelation comes as Michoacan, a mountainous, agricultural > state in western Mexico, has been ravaged by fighting between drug gang > henchmen and vigilantes who took up arms against the cartels but have since > splintered into violent factions. > > [image: Conflict: Drug violence in Mexico has claimed 100,000 victims - > pictured above is a vigilante testing his weapon ahead of a confrontation] > > - SHARE PICTURE > - > - > - > - > - > > > > Copy link to paste in your message > > +3 > > Conflict: Drug violence in Mexico has claimed 100,000 victims - pictured > above is a vigilante testing his weapon ahead of a confrontation > > A mid-December shootout between two rival groups that killed 11 people has > reignited fears the government is failing to control the state after > flooding it with federal troops and pressing vigilantes into a fledgling > rural police force. > > Meanwhile President Enrique Pena Nieto faces his deepest crisis since > taking office, following the apparent murder of 43 trainee teachers by a > drug gang working with corrupt police in neighboring Guerrero state. > > The incident sparked widespread protests against the government, > compounded by conflict-of-interest scandals enveloping the president and > his finance minister. Pena Nieto was expected to discuss Mexico's chronic > violence with U.S. President Barack Obama in Washington on Tuesday. > > More than 100,000 have been killed in gang-related violence in Mexico > since 2007. > > Obama vows to help rid Mexico of scourge of drug cartels > > [image: > http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2015/01/06/video-undefined-2475ABFE00000578-744_638x372.jpg] > > > > > __._,_.___ > ------------------------------ > Posted by: "beowulf" <[email protected] <javascript:>> > ------------------------------ > > > Visit Your Group > <https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/grendelreport/info;_ylc=X3oDMTJmc21ycTA1BF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzIwMTk0ODA2BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTMyMzY2NwRzZWMDdnRsBHNsawN2Z2hwBHN0aW1lAzE0MjA2NTA0MDI-> > > > - New Members > > <https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/grendelreport/members/all;_ylc=X3oDMTJnMTlvcDA3BF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzIwMTk0ODA2BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTMyMzY2NwRzZWMDdnRsBHNsawN2bWJycwRzdGltZQMxNDIwNjUwNDAy> > > 1 > > [image: Yahoo! 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