Poza Rica, Veracruz: The Confessions of Ricardo Villanueva

"Sol Prendido" for Borderland Beat

The illicit affairs of a local criminal network in the city of Poza Rica, controlled by State employees, surfaces online. 

For this broadcast recently abducted reporter Ricardo Villanueva narrates before the camera the inner workings of corrupt individuals currently engaged in organized crime within the state of Veracruz. 

Mr. Villanueva was eventually freed 24 hours later by his captors. But not before they got him to confess on film the names of who all is involved in this ongoing criminal enterprise. 

At this time it is believed that for added safety his abductors forced him to keep his eyes closed during his interrogation to ensure that no one could be identified afterwards. 

Video translation is as follows:

I am Ricardo Villanueva, a reporter for the Presente newspaper. I'd like to confess that with the use of my father's company, my father, and me, we distribute drugs and firearms with the vehicles from our news agency. I'd also like to let everyone know that my brother was once detained for kidnapping and for supporting the Vieja Escuela. 

In addition, my partner Jorge García transports drugs with an individual known as El Ocho. The quantity varies anywhere between 80 to 100 kilos. It's picked up at the Express packaging services in the Benito Juarez neighborhood. This business is in front of a pizza shop known as Pizzas Littles. He lives in the Coatzintla municipality.

I also want to let everyone know that Felipe Santes, the coordinator for the State Police, is supporting the street gangs. They're charging protection fees, selling drugs, and extorting citizens in the town of Tihuatlán. Just as well, they are supporting Ruth Alamilla, health director of the city council, Suemy Alamilla, and Uriel Alamilla. 

These particular individuals contract hitmen from out of town to kill and execute. This is due to the fact that several weeks ago, an attack against their family took place. The anonymous assassins were hired out of anger and used for retribution. They were sent to kill. As was the case in the Plan de Ayala neighborhood where 2 individuals were killed and 2 others were left injured. Her ex lover, a fuel worker, was killed on the Poza Rica - Tihuatlán thoroughfare. 

All this was done with protection from Santes, the State Policeman from Poza Rica, with jurisdiction in the towns of Coatzintla and Tuhautlan. I'd also like to state that the violent crime that took place in the Colonia Ochoa, Santes, told me that it was Ruth Alamilla who ordered that hit. 

She also sent taxi cab #2509 to the Coniam (National Congress of Missionary Children and Adolescents). This cab driver is a brother for one of the bodyguards that we have as part of our security detail. Following a phone call we made to him, he freed him, and he went went about his way. He's given protection to many people here. For instance, the Reverianos and El Guerra, who's currently working in Tulancingo and that towns surroundings. 

He gives then all protection. Also, he travels all the way into the Comapa Sierra even though that's not his jurisdiction. He has to protect the individuals who are engaged in executions. For example, there are three individuals: El Chino, El Hugo, and La Pukana. These are the three persons who were involved in a murder that took place in a certain area of El Arenal (Ixhuacán de los Reyes, Veracruz). Out there in the Totonacapan Sierra.

Whenever executions go down in Poza Rica, he gives them protection, and he follows behind them so that they don't get detained by other police corporations or fellow workers. He waits for them to do their hit or whatever it is that they have to do, an abduction, and he trails behind them on their way out of town. He escorts them all the way into the Totonacapan Sierra.

State Policeman Felipe Santes

Councilwoman Ruth Alamilla

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