By "El Huaso" for Borderland Beat
Four men, three of them state electrical company (CFE) workers, were kidnapped by an armed group early this week in Tierra Blanca, Veracruz. Their bodies were found next to an abandoned CFE truck on a stretch of highway in rural Oaxaca last night.
In a press release, the Attorney Generals Office of Oaxaca (FGEO), who is taking on the investigation, identified the men by their initials: F.A.V., J.V.R., A.B. and J.M.N.. Based on interviews, the FGEO confirmed that three of them were workers of the Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CFE), Mexico's state electrical company.
Why are CFE workers targeted in Mexico?
CFE workers are often targeted by criminal groups in Mexico who attempt to extort local businesses as well as the CFE, reports InSight Crime. In 2017, CFE executive Gustavo Cuevas told the newspaper Reforma that criminals will approach businesses and order them to pay their electrical bills to the criminal group, instead of the CFE. Then, the criminal group will threaten CFE workers demanding that they continue providing electricity for free.
Sources: Zeta Tijuana, Region Global, Proceso, NVI Noticias Oaxaca, @Tomas7j Twitter, InSight Crime 2017
Failed state! Sheriff Trump says he will own Mexico and send the Mexicans to Greenland where they can live in safety!
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ReplyDeleteWhere's that immature Mfker, that always says "oh it's only cartel on cartel killings '. Killing innocent workers.
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