“Sol Prendido” for Borderland Beat
A captured hitman from the United Cartels narrates before the camera the inner workings of organized crime along the southwestern Michoacán coast.
Before he is taken out off camera he will reveal all the shady players involved in the trafficking of illegal narcotics.
Sicario: Whats your name?
Captive: Martin Herrera.
Sicario: Which cartel do you belong to?
Captive: The United Cartels.
Sicario: Who’s your boss?
Captive: Herman Ramirez aka El Toro.
Sicario: What was your role there?
Captive: Gunman.
Sicario: Which government body supported you guys?
Captive: We were supported by the Michoacán Police, National Guard, and the Army.
Sicario: What is their specific role?
Captive : Their role is to keep our path open and to fight alongside us and for us.
Sicario: How much are these bad actors being paid?
Captive: Anywhere from 300 – 400 thousand pesos a month.
Sicario: What does Herman Ramirez Sanchez do for a living?
Captive: The trafficking of drugs. He moves cocaine and crystal meth.
Sicario: Who are the bosses that send that cocaine?
Captive: The persons that I’ve heard mentioned are Abuelo Farias and the Caballero brothers.
Sicario: How does that cocaine arrive?
Captive: It comes in across the sea on a boat. And it’s transported across the terrain on vehicles or tractor trailers. It’s just as well flown across on aircraft’s.
Sicario: How much cocaine do you guys receive?
Captive: Anywhere from 3 to 4 tons a month.
Sicario: Which other government personnel support you guys?
Captive: We’re supported by Captain Fernando Rios Bautista from the National Guard.
Sicario: Whats El Toro’s job in the community of Ostula (Santa Maria de Ostula)?
Sicario: His job is to distribute drugs, sell crystal meth.
How much money is being given to the Ostula commissioner?
Captive: 50 thousand pesos.
Sicario: What else does El Toro pay?
Captive: He pays off Interviewers, journalist’s, and other reporters that I don’t personally know. We also have the mayor of Aquila and the El Millón Ranch in our pockets.
