Mexicali_Kid
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Mass kidnapping at Agua Caliente in TJ
According to El Sol de Tijuana, there was a huge kidnapping in Tijuana. The operation involved at least thirty-five gangsters, dressed in black
police uniforms, and heavily armed with AK-47s. Around midnight, they arrived in pickup trucks with logos of AFI. As they entered the Agua
Caliente Casino, the mobsters fired into the air and told everyone to get on the ground face down or be killed.
The kidnappers grabbed seven male victims from the casino playing area.
Casino security was overwhelmed by the size and firepower of the criminal gang.
Four municipal police cars were seen in the area but were unable (or unwilling) to assist the victims or stop the kidnappings according to witnesses.
http://www.oem.com.mx/elsoldetijuana/notas/n823023.htm
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Hook
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Chicago in the 20's comes to mind.
Just amazing...................
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Bajajack
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Just business as usual!
\"take what you can, give nothing back!\"
We have room for but one language here, and that is the English language... and we have room for but one sole loyalty and that is a loyalty to the
American people.\'
Theodore Roosevelt 1907
We can have no \"50-50\" allegiance in this country. Either a man is an American and nothing else, or he is not an American at all.
Theodore Roosevelt
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Woooosh
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Who has the ability and cajones to go against Hank?
I always thought getting out of the country safely with your casio winnings would be the hard part of gambling in TJ- I never considered the
possiblity of them rounding up everyone on the casino floor and kidnapping them en masse.
[Edited on 8-22-2008 by Woooosh]
\"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing\"
1961- JFK to Canadian parliament (Edmund Burke)
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Bajajack
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Shorty
\"take what you can, give nothing back!\"
We have room for but one language here, and that is the English language... and we have room for but one sole loyalty and that is a loyalty to the
American people.\'
Theodore Roosevelt 1907
We can have no \"50-50\" allegiance in this country. Either a man is an American and nothing else, or he is not an American at all.
Theodore Roosevelt
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CaboRon
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Woooosh
Who has the ability and cajones to go against Hank?
I always thought getting out of the country safely with your casio winnings would be the hard part of gambling in TJ- I never considered the
possiblity of them rounding up everyone on the casino floor and kidnapping them en masse.
[Edited on 8-22-2008 by Woooosh] |
Very clever, don't you think ?
Of course, there won't be much repeat opportunity.
CaboRon
[Edited on 8-22-2008 by CaboRon]
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fdt
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It was not a kidnapping it was an operative to capture a big narco. It was the PFP along with army.
http://www.frontera.info/EdicionEnLinea/Notas/Noticias/22082...
A well informed Baja California traveler is a smart Baja California traveler!
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ELINVESTIG8R
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Great News!
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Santiago
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Oh jeeezzz - thanks Flowers for the correction.
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k-rico
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thanks fdt
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woody with a view
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picking 'em off, one by one... this sure sounds better than the first description of the incident... could it be media manipulation?
edit: spelling, again...
[Edited on 8-22-2008 by woody in ob]
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CaboRon
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Hard to tell the difference sometimes .....
Is that because the cast is interchangable ?
CaboRon
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Bajajack
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Depends on whos writing the script.
\"take what you can, give nothing back!\"
We have room for but one language here, and that is the English language... and we have room for but one sole loyalty and that is a loyalty to the
American people.\'
Theodore Roosevelt 1907
We can have no \"50-50\" allegiance in this country. Either a man is an American and nothing else, or he is not an American at all.
Theodore Roosevelt
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Woooosh
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| Quote: | Originally posted by CaboRon
Hard to tell the difference sometimes .....
Is that because the cast is interchangable ?
CaboRon |
Yup, that's it.
The AFI actually fired shots into the casino ceiling during the event? This is a huge move on the AFIs part to discredit and disrepct Hank. Here he
is, one of the wealtiest and most egocentric Mexicans and his own narco friends aren't safe gambling in his establishement? Did these guys make
dinner reservations or something so the AFI knew they were coming? It only takes one c-cktail waitress to call a friend. It was a big AFI operaton
thugh. If Hank was still in the game- someone would have tipped him off to lock the doors, but they didn't. He must be humiliated beyond words. At
least they didn't feed the guys to Hanks lions.
Most Vegas casinos have secure private gaming areas for their VIPS with extra manpower and express exits.
\"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing\"
1961- JFK to Canadian parliament (Edmund Burke)
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Von
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How much money did they take off with?
Bad for business I would think, hahahahahahaaa....
READY SET.....................
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Bajajack
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It's a Cowboy
thing, ya know, mexican culture and all that stuff!
\"take what you can, give nothing back!\"
We have room for but one language here, and that is the English language... and we have room for but one sole loyalty and that is a loyalty to the
American people.\'
Theodore Roosevelt 1907
We can have no \"50-50\" allegiance in this country. Either a man is an American and nothing else, or he is not an American at all.
Theodore Roosevelt
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Elena La Loca
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Here's the SD Union version of the story:
Ranking Cartel Figure Captured
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Hook
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Bajajack
thing, ya know, mexican culture and all that stuff! |
I wish these guys would resort to wearing black or white hats..........it's getting so hard to tell them apart.
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Its possible and likely that cartels are in the business of limiting distribution not increasing distribution channels. So while we cheer the efforts
to limit their ability to build distribution channel we may be simply cheering the process in which the cartels engaged.
Its no different than the oil cartels efforts to limit access to petroleum resources which brought oil from 18/barrel under Clinton to 118/barrel
under the gang run by Bush/Cheney.
While I can predict the onslaught in insults and tangental criticism, this is simply a thought to consider, not one I promote.
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Phil S
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If anyone wants to read a great buck on the "oil" process, I'd suggest looking up The Prize by Daniel Yergin of some years ago. Incredible reading,
and quite an eye opener!!!! This was the 'toughest' reading for me, but I eventually got through it. Recommended reading for those that would like
to know about the "process" of why & how.
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